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Baptist Hospital Nearing Completion
“Another view of the Baptist Hospital with the new Prudential Insurance Company in the background. This was in 1948, lots of changes since then.” LS It is likely that the date of this photograph is...
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Young Congressman Charles E. Bennett
United States Congressman Charles E. Bennett (on right) shakes hands with an unidentified gentleman in a photo that I would date around 1960. Charlie Bennett was a Law School Graduate of the...
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McLanahan Amoco Daytime View
Another photo from the Loyd Sandgren Collection of the McLanahan Amoco Service station located at Main Street and Beaver Street. A couple recognizable buildings peak up from the downtown skyline. I...
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Governor Fuller Warren at the Lobster House Restaurant
“Governor Fuller Warren at the Lobster House with the owners of the restaurant, Mr and Mrs Glickstein, talking about how there was not going to be a sales tax in Florida. Shortly after that he went...
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Howard Biser’s Restaurant, 1950′s
Located at 2300 Kings Avenue, Howard Biser’s Restaurant advertised itself as being “Famed for Florida Sea Foods” and “Serving the best cup of coffee in Florida.” I can’t vouch for either but...
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Downtown Aerial With Labels
“A close up of downtown in the late 1940’s. The photo was taken looking South & East.” LS An interesting aerial image of downtown Jacksonville with small typed labels scotch taped to the surface...
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Live Studio Audience At WMBR
I’ve never thought much about radio as a spectator event but apparently this show production at WMBR packed them in with the overflow audience watching from outside the viewing window. Quite the...
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Navy Ship At Mayport, 1944
“Here is tow ships that were at our base. This was in 1944 and they were about as big as we could handle at the time.” LS Another early photo from U.S. Naval Frontier Base, Mayport, Florida. I...
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Mathews Bridge Early 1950′s
An early 1950′s view of the Mathews Bridge shot from Arlington looking North West toward Jacksonville’s Talleyrand area. The 7736 feet long by 58 feet wide steel bridge first opened to traffic April...
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100 Block of Bay Street, 1950′s
“This was the 100 block of West Bay St. On the left was the Mal Haughton & Co. Then the Mock Furniture Co. Then Brown’s Camera Store, it started in 1916, then one of the offices of Stockton,...
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Heavy Lifting At Beach Bandshell
This is another photo by Loyd Sandgren that he took of Jacksonville’s Olympic Weightlifter Joe Dube’ putting on a demonstration for a crowd at the old bandshell at Jacksonville Beach. Probably shot...
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Levy’s Store At Corner of Adams and Hogan, 1960′s
“The Levy’s store in downtown Jacksonville, 1955. Note on the right was the Kodak store, the tall building on the right was the Greenleaf Building. All buildings still stand but all the names and...
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Crowd At Miss Jacksonville Contest, 1954
“Here is a picture of the crowd at the Miss Jacksonville Contest of 1954. The contest was held in the Palace Theatre. Note the young photographer near center. People were pretty well dressed...
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Greyhound Ticket Window
A transaction taking place at the ticket window of the Greyhound Bus station in downtown Jacksonville. I’d place this photograph from the late 1940′s or early 1950′s and it was probably the Bay and...
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Night View Rexall Drug Store Entrance
A nice view looking through the front doorway of the Rexall Drug Store located at the intersection of Forsyth and Main Streets in Downtown Jacksonville. Looks like you would be visually assaulted...
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Big Ships At Merrill-Stevens Ship Yard
“Two ships that were in repair at the Merrill-Stevens Ship Yard. A 8X10 camera was used. Photo taken in the 60’s.” LS The shipyards located on the North bank of the St Johns River between downtown...
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Florida Marina Aerial, 1950′s
“An aerial view of the Huckins Yacht Corp. on the Ortega River and Roosevelt Blvd. Some of the finest Yachts in the world are built there. They built crash boats and P.T. boats during World War Two....
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Looking East From Lynch Building, 1970
“A scene looking East towards Arlington. The year was 1970.” LS Great early 70′s view of the far East edge of downtown Jacksonville shot from an upper floor of the Lynch Building looking over the...
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Muntz TV Gator Bowl Float
“A Gator Bowl Parade of the 50’s and as you can see it was the float of the Muntz TV, which was nation wide at that time. This was on Julia St. in front of the George Washington Hotel (Rainbow Room,...
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Women In The Ring, Main Street Arena
A women’s wrestling match inside what looks like the old Arena located at Main Street and Beaver Street. There are a good number of sailors in their dress white uniforms mixed in with the local crowd...
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