2011

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“Here is an aerial photo of The Ponte Vedra Club on the beach, about ten miles South of Jacksonville Beach, FL.  The club and beaches were owned by Stockton, Whatley and Davin.  This picture was taken about 1947.  A beautiful place and great food.” LS

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“This is the Tourist and Convention office in 1948.  It was built in Hemming Park downtown.  Note all the great palm trees, it was great.” LS

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“If you knew Jimmy Murdock you would know his old car that he would advertise all the events that he would promote in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.” LS Miss Ella Phillips vs Miss Mars Bennett at the Arena at Main and Beaver Streets.  Best 2 out of 3 falls, 1 hour time limit.  […]

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Two young ladies with flowers in their hair and a whole lot of fishing lures. There are several photos in the Loyd Sandgren Collection shot at the Florida Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Company (Barracuda Brand) in St. Petersburg, FL which would have been shot in 1946 when he was working for the state out of Tallahassee, […]

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Nothing very subtle about this 1950’s vintage point of sale advertising.

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Anyone want to take a guess as to the current cumulative value of the cars in this photo?  This lineup of late 50’s-early 60’s Porsche offerings was photographed at the Brumos dealership located at 1444 North Main Street in the early 1960’s.  In the building’s window the Volkswagen logo is identified with Brundage Motors Inc. […]

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Studio portrait of an unidentified female professional wrestler.  One of the only wrestler photos I’ve seen in the Loyd Sandgren collection that was not shot at an event.

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Foundation work underway for the Atlantic Bank Building at the corner of Forsyth and Hogan Streets in downtown Jacksonville, 1951.  This earlier post shows the finished project.

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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.

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Unidentified model on an unknown beach with a conch shell and a beautiful smile. Sorry guys, judging from the ring she is spoken for.  Late 1940’s?