Historic Photos of Jacksonville
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By the late nineteenth century, the city of Jacksonville was a vibrant cultural center on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Through changing fortunes, Jacksonville has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.
Historic Photos of Jacksonville captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the Gilded Age to the extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad, the Great Fire of 1901 to the installation of three major naval bases, Historic Photos of Jacksonville follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history.
This volume captures unique and rare scenes as depicted in nearly 200 historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
Carolyn Williams
Carolyn Williams, PhD, RD, is a registered dietitian and culinary nutrition expert known for her ability to simplify the concept of healthy eating. She serves as a contributing editor for Cooking Light and Real Simple and won a James Beard Award for her 2016 article “Brain Health.” She also develops content for a variety of media outlets and lifestyle brands such as Real Simple, Parents, Rally Health, Eating Well, eMeals, and Health. Other work includes nutrient analysis, recipe development, and writing, including her newest cookbook Meals That Heal which focuses on using the healing aspects of food with a quick, easy and practical approach. Carolyn is also a tenured faculty member at a local college teaching culinary arts and nutrition classes.
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Historic Photos of Jacksonville - Carolyn Williams
HISTORIC PHOTOS OF
JACKSONVILLE
TEXT AND CAPTIONS BY CAROLYN WILLIAMS
A view of the wharf along Bay Street in the early 1900s
Turner Publishing Company
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Historic Photos of Jacksonville
Copyright © 2007 Turner Publishing Company
All rights reserved.
This book or any part thereof may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2006935406
ISBN-13: 978-1-59652-311-1
ISBN: 1-59652-311-5
Printed in the United States of America
09 10 11 12 13 14—0 9 8 7 6 5 4
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
FROM A LONG AND SLOW BEGINNING TO THE GREAT FIRE OF 1901 (1850–1901)
FROM ASHES TO AN IMPORTANT NEW SOUTH CITY (1902–1919)
FROM THE ROARING TWENTIES TO THE ERA OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION (1920–1939)
FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE SIXTIES (1940–1960S)
NOTES ON THE PHOTOGRAPHS
From May 29 to October 24, 1898, the 4th Illinois regiment was stationed here at Camp Cuba Libre, in East Springfield on Ionia Street.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This volume, Historic Photos of Jacksonville, is the result of the cooperation and efforts of many individuals and organizations. It is with great thanks that we acknowledge in particular the generous assistance of the State Archives of Florida
We would also like to thank the following individuals for their valuable contributions and assistance in making this work possible:
N. Adam Watson, Photographic Archivist, State Archives of Florida
Carolyn Williams, our writer, Associate Professor of History, University of North Florida in Jacksonville
PREFACE
Jacksonville has thousands of historic photographs that reside in archives, both locally and nationally. This book began with the observation that, while those photographs are of great interest to many, they are not easily accessible. During a time when Jacksonville is looking ahead and evaluating its future course, many people are asking, How do we treat the past?
These decisions affect every aspect of the city—architecture, public spaces, commerce, infrastructure—and these, in turn, affect the way that people live their lives. This book seeks to provide easy access to a valuable, objective look into the history of Jacksonville.
The power of photographs is that they are less subjective than words in their treatment of history. Although the photographer can make decisions regarding subject matter and how to capture and present it, photographs do not provide the breadth of interpretation that text does. For this reason, they offer an original, untainted perspective that allows the viewer to interpret and observe.
This project represents countless hours of review and research. The researchers and writer have reviewed thousands of photographs in numerous archives. We greatly appreciate the generous assistance of those listed in the acknowledgments of this work, without whom this project could not have been completed.
The goal in publishing this work is to provide broader access to this set of extraordinary photographs which seek to inspire, provide perspective, and evoke insight that might assist people who are responsible for determining Jacksonville’s future. In addition, the book seeks to preserve the past with adequate respect and reverence.
With the exception of touching up imperfections that have accrued with the passage of time and cropping where necessary, no other changes have been made. The focus and clarity of many images is limited to the technology and the ability of the photographer at the time they were taken.
The work is divided into eras. Beginning with some of the earliest known