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More Women’s Wrestling action by photographer Loyd Sandgren shot in the arena located at Main Street and Beaver Street. The details of the crowd, seen better in the enlargement below are fascinating. The men’s straw hats, cigarettes being smoked. Then there is something about the guy sitting in the right of the frame with the mustache […]
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One of several frames of Sal Mineo and his band during a performance in the street in Jacksonville’s 5-Points business district from December 21, 1957. Mineo was a musician and movie actor and it looks like he had quite the following from the crowd trying to get his autograph in front of the 5-Points Theatre. […]
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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 in the stands. Great banners and flags hanging from the rafters including a 48 star United States flag which […]
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“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, the night club).” LS
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“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 compared with today.” LS Anyone recognize the young photographer wielding the Speed Graphic in the crowd?
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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 in the 1960’s. This was from a group of photographs owned by Joe Dube’ that were shot by Sandgren who covered Dube’ before […]
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Bodybuilding demonstration at the old Jacksonville Beach Bandshell that backed up to the boardwalk on the property next to the lifeguard station. The Quality Suites Oceanfront hotel now occupies that portion of the lot on 1st. Street North. Looks like it packed them in!
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“Here is one of the displays of equipment at the Yellow Water Gunnery School, this was taken on Hogan St. Downtown. October 15, 1945.” LS The truck and trailer had machine gun turrets like those found on Navy patrol aircraft and were used to train aircraft gunners. According to the sign on the trailer ‘Naval […]
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“A very attractive young lady at Jacksonville Beach, FL on a summer day in 1963. As you can see we weren’t alone, lots of onlookers, the car isn’t bad either.” LS The Brumos car dealership is well represented in the collection of Loyd Sandgren’s work as well as attractive young ladies. I don’t know if […]
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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, […]
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