500 Years of Discovering Florida

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500 Years of Discovering Florida

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A New Age
A young girl on a sunny dock reads a book about history and Florida's natural beauty. Her friends fish, play, and beckon to the viewer to join them, amidst reminders of the changes, sacrifices and struggles that have shaped their world. This painting…

To Have and Have Not
A young woman is enjoying the Florida sun on a sandy beach. She holds out an orange, an offering reminiscent of Mrs. Julia Tuttle, who sent a fresh orange blossom to a railroad tycoon, encouraging him to extend his railway southward. Behind her is…

Patriot and Warrior
The proud, fierce Seminole warrior, Osceola, looks you straight in the eye. One hand points toward a ship meant to remove Indians to a reservation in the west-the other grips a knife, planted with determination into a symbolic U.S. document. Faces in…

In Ages Past
The scene shows members of a Timucua tribe fishing and gathering food at the mouth of a river. A young woman turns to discover a fish has fallen from her basket, and she sees a crab scrambling to escape. She smiles, admiring its will to survive. Her…

Cypress Gardens illustration
Illustration of Cypress Gardens.

Mermaids
Newspaper clipping of a photograph of Florida's Weeki Wachee mermaids from Tampa Tribune.

Florida's Weeki Wachee: Spring of live mermaids
Brochure for Florida's Weeki Wachee, home of live mermaid shows.

Marineland of Florida
Brochure from Marineland of Florida.

Busch Gardens horticultural nursery
Black and white photograph of horticultural nursery at Busch Gardens.
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