12 Aug 2011
Go Chiefs!
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Men’s roller derby in the Jacksonville Coliseum. It is a little hard to see but a number of fans in the background are smoking. 1960’s.
28 Jun 2011
Sales Meeting With Pouncing Tiger
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Nothing like having a pouncing tiger over your head to keep a sales meeting moving along. The poster on the easel is for GE Televisions. There is no information with the original print but I am thinking this might be a stage at Andrew Jackson High School.
27 May 2011
Graham vs Malenko
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Professional wrestler Eddie Graham vs “The Great Malenko” in the Jacksonville Coliseum. 1960’s.
22 Apr 2011
Putting In
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“Mrs. Lou Bono putting on the green. Lou is on the far right. He is the one that started Lou Bono’s Bar-B-Q. The other man was the pro around town and of course with his wife.” LS
15 Mar 2011
WFGA Color Television
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Jacksonville television station WFGA began broadcasting September 1, 1957 and was the first TV station in the country designed for color broadcasting. It was also a pioneer with the first “live camera” coverage of space launches at the Kennedy Space Center in 1958 and acted as the designated pool feed for all national TV networks. […]
11 Mar 2011
Yo-Yo Man
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According to Cynthia Liu, a California filmmaker who is working on a documentary film about Filipino American Yo-Yo demonstrators and their role in popularizing the Yo-Yo as a toy, at the height of the Yo-Yo craze there were anywhere from 70 to 90 of them traveling around the country for various manufacturers. They hosted contests […]
25 Feb 2011
Pork and Beans at the A&P
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Among Loyd Sandgren’s clients was the A&P Grocery chain which according to conversations with Loyd, had him photograph displays at their Jacksonville store so that they could send out prints to other stores to show the way they wanted the products displayed at other locations. Anybody recognize the gentlemen in the photo?
10 Feb 2011
Tighty Whities
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This studio image was likely shot to be cut out and used in an underwear ad.
02 Feb 2011
Coon Hunt
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“A coon hunt near Jacksonville, Florida. They put the coon in a cage and drag it through the woods, and then put it up in a tree. The dogs are then given the scent and let loose. The first dogs there win the owners the prize and trophy.” LS
06 Dec 2010
Bob Hope In Jacksonville
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A very young looking Bob Hope during a visit to Jacksonville around 1950. The notes with the image indicate it was shot in the Florida Theatre although looking at the image I’m not so sure. Anyone out there with more information?
