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Mellon's Residence Palatka, Fla.
A black-and-white postcard featuring the Mellon House in Palatka, Fla., built by James Ross Mellon. The postcard reads "Mellon's Residence Palatka, Fla." It is postmarked April 21, 1907.Position: 7 (168 views)
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Mellon High School, Palatka, Florida
A postcard featuring a colored image of Mellon high School in Palatka, Fla. The back reads, "Named for James R. Mellon of Pittsburgh, Pa., a winter resident of Palatka and friend of education. A full accredited high school offering courses prescribed by the Board of Education."Tags Florida, James R. Mellon, Mellon High School, Palatka, Postcards, Putnam County, The Dexter PressPosition: 46 (86 views)
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Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Fla.
A colorized image of the old Melbourne High School in Melbourne, Florida.Position: 51 (82 views)
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Kenilworth Lodge. Sebring, Florida, Highlands County
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, Fla.Position: 36 (93 views)
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Kenilworth Lodge, Sebring, Fla.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Kenilworth Lodge in Sebring, Fla.Position: 58 (80 views)
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Jenkin's Orphanage Band playing at the Y.M.C.A Building in St.Petersburg, Fla., the Sunshine City
A postcard featuring a colored image of the Jenkins Orphanage Band playing at the YMCA Building in St. Petersburg, Fla. Jenkins Orphanage was established in 1891 by Rev. Daniel Joseph Jenkins in Charleston, South Carolina. Jenkins was a businessman and Baptist minister who encountered street children and decided to organize an orphanage for young African Americans.
The orphanage took in donations of musical instruments and Jenkins hired two local Charleston musicians — P.M. "Hatsie" Logan and Francis Eugene Mikell — to tutor the children in music. Upon its establishment, it became the only black instrumental group organized in South Carolina. The band's debut was on the streets of Charleston with the permission of the mayor, police chief, and Chamber of Commerce. The Jenkins Orphanage Band, wearing discarded Citadel uniforms, performed throughout the United States and even toured England raising money for the support of the orphanage. It played in inaugural parades of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft. It appeared at the St. Louis Exposition and the Anglo-American Exposition in 1914. It toured the United States from coast to coast and played in Paris, Berlin, Rome, London, and Vienna. As many as five bands were on tour during the 1920s. The band ceased to exist in the 1980s.Position: 23 (102 views)
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Interior, Florida National Bank, Jacksonville, Fla.
A postcard featuring a colored image of the interior lobby of the First National Bank, better known today as the Marble Bank. Its postmarked December 23, 1925.Position: 99 (59 views)
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Interior Harder Hall, Sebring, Fla.
A colored postcard featuring the interior of Harder Hall, namely the main lobby.Position: 44 (87 views)
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Independant Life Building. Jacksonville, Florida
A colored postcard featuring the Independent Life Building in Jacksonville, Fla. The back reads, "Home Office of the Independent Life & Accident Insurance Company — the largest company in the nation writing weekly premium insurance only."Position: 9 (133 views)
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Hotel Windsor. Jacksonville, Florida.
An envelope featuring an image of the Hotel Windsor in Jacksonville, Fla. It reads, "Hotel Windsor. Jacksonville, Florida. Facing Hemming Park. Robt R. Meyer, Propreitor. J. E. Kavanaugh, Manager."Position: 65 (74 views)