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“At one time the Brundage Co. brought thousands of VW cars here, in fact it was the distribution center for the Southeast. This shows how the vehicle was taken off the German ship.” LS Brundage Motors was an early importer of German made vehicles to Jacksonville starting with Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles in the late […]
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“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 Jacksonville and what would become Metropolitan Park started in the 1850’s and operated until 1992 under a number of […]
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A nice action photo of three boats from Jacksonville’s Borum Boat Company in formation as they skim the surface of the St Johns River. These wood runabouts had great lines and borrowed their distinctive fins from the cars of the late 1950’s when these boats were being made. You can find more information about Borum […]
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“This is an extreme wide angle camera, 110 degrees. Picture taken in front of Brown’s Camera Store, 118 West Bay St. The Seminole Hotel, middle top. About 1958.” LS I don’t know exactly what camera Loyd Sandgren used for this shot. I’ve seen the negatives and it was shot on 120 mm roll film. My […]
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This looks like a pair of early Jet boats. I can’t place the make or model but from the research I did it looks like consumer jet boats came out in the early 1960’s and there were quite a few companies producing them. Any help out there with this?
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Brumos Motor Cars supplied VW Van for YMCA Camp Immokalee in Keystone Heights, FL. Around 1960. Loyd Sandgren shot quite a bit for Brundage Motors and later Brumos in the late 1950’s and 1960’s.
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A 1940’s Cadillac pulls a shinny new Bruce Trailer Sales All-Metal Life Time Trailer past the Brooks Motors Inc. building at the corner of Union and Laura Streets. There is the front end of a vehicle following the trailer decorated with ribbons so my guess is it was part of a parade through downtown Jacksonville. […]
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A beautiful boat full of beautiful women. The matching hats on the ladies are a nice touch. Don’t know any details on this particular shot and it is the only image of a Chris-Craft boat I’ve noticed in the collection but it looks like it may have been shot on the Ortega River looking South […]
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“This was the place that they checked trucks, many company’s had all their trucks inspected. This was in the middle 50’s.” LS
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Unidentified model atop a 1950’s vintage Pontiac at what looks like a car show. I can’t figure out the location but I’m sure someone out there will recognize the distinctive tile work on the stairway. Let me know if you figure it out. (Update) Thank you to the Vintage Jacksonville fans who were quick to […]
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