18 Jun 2012
All Pumped Up
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Unidentified body builders from the Loyd Sandgren collection of photographs. Anyone out there recognize any of the contestants?
21 May 2012
For Your Pleasant Moments!
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PM Deluxe Blended Whiskey sports themed store display from the early 1950’s. I could not find a lot of information about the brand except the name is one of the stable of products owned by Beam Global Spirits and Wine, Inc. the company that started life as Jim Beam. There are a lot of examples […]
11 May 2012
Women’s College Golfer, 1946
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“Bo Whitaker, Florida State Women’s College, 1946. A nice looking and great golfer, in the background you may see the grounds of the school. This picture was used by many newspapers around the country.” LS You may know Florida State College For Women better by it’s current name, Florida State University.
27 Mar 2012
Big Skis
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Great haircut, snazzy striped swim trunks and massive water skis! Beyond the obvious Loyd Sandgren did not leave me much to work with for background information on his photograph so I contacted Carole Lowe, the director of the American Water Ski Educational Foundation at the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum in Polk City, […]
20 Jan 2012
Bats and Balls
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I can only guess that this is a civic organization giving sporting equipment to a youth group. Anyone recognize any of the folks in the photo?
13 Jan 2012
How To Pitch By Bob Feller
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Bob Feller, pitcher with Cleveland Indians pitching his book “How To Pitch” from the field of the old Wolfson Park baseball field. The first addition of his this book came out in 1948. Wolfson Park was built in 1955 and served as the city of Jacksonville’s minor league field until it was demolished in 2002, […]
30 Dec 2011
In The Stands At The Gator Bowl, 1952
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A view of the end zone at the 7th. Annual Gator Bowl game held in 1952 between the University of Miami and Clemson. With 34,577 fans in attendance Miami shut out Clemson 14 to 0.
13 Dec 2011
Boxing Boys
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Two young pugilists duke it out in this undated photo from the Loyd Sandgren collection. The image appears to have been shot in the old armory building just North of Jacksonville’s downtown.
02 Dec 2011
Women Wrestling Throw Down
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Women’s wrestling from the late 1940’s or early 1950’s inside the arena at Main and Beaver Streets that promoter Jimmy Murdock used for a variety of events before moving into the Jacksonville Coliseum. The young lady doing the throwing can also be found in this previously posted portrait by photographer Loyd Sandgren.
18 Nov 2011
Strike!
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“In 1947, I used the first portable Wabash speedlight, this proved to the bowlers that the light could stop the action of a strike. They said we will have to be in the picture before we believe it and this was the result. Note, light was not on the camera.” LS An excerpt from a […]
