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I have not figured out if this is an advertising photo for luggage or a portrait of an airline stewardess shot by Loyd Sandgren in his downtown Jacksonville studio. Loyd did not leave any clues with this one. Anyone recognize the logos on the uniform?
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At the intersection of West Bay Street and Hogan Street. This is another scene that is long gone from Jacksonville’s downtown. At the corner is the Greyhound Bar and Package Store with advertising for a dentist’s office on the floor above it. In the background are the Hotel Aragon and the Hotel George Washington with […]
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A photograph of city bus signage. I’ll go out on a limb and say they really wanted you to ride the bus but did not want to pay for quality advertising to get you to do it.
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Kuder Citrus Pulp Company in Lake Alfred, FL, Bags in warehouse for Cattle Feed, 1946. According to a 1951 report from the University of Florida “In the 1949-50 season, when a total of 48 million boxes of oranges and grapefruit were processed, two million tons of refuse remained to be disposed of by the citrus […]
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These two photos were in one of the albums of Loyd Sandgren’s prints with no information and I had nothing but a hunch that they were shot at the same event. I focused my attention on trying to find information on the photograph of the procession and my detective work begin. I showed the image […]
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Carolyn Rae Sandgren photographed on stage with beauty pageant contestants at Wakulla Springs, FL by her father, Loyd Sandgren in 1946. Almost three years old when the photo was taken, Carolyn was the frequent subject of her father’s camera when he worked for the Florida Department of Commerce not long after leaving the Navy. I […]
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“Eddie Graham in Baptist Hospital after getting injured in the ring.” LS Who said professional wrestling wasn’t real?
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“A view of some of the downtown buildings, it was taken from the Friendship Park in Southside. I thought the park was great. This was in the 60’s.” LS A view of the Atlantic Coastline building, I can’t tell if it was before the signage was added or between changes of the name at the […]
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This was what is now known as Naval Station Mayport just two years after it was commissioned in 1942 and set up as a submarine maintenance and refueling facility as well as a home port for minesweepers during WW II. It was not until 1952 that the first carrier called the base home. There […]
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I’m impressed that he did not even have to put down his cigarette while he shot. From a series of prints showing a group of congressmen shooting handguns and shotguns at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville range. A hand written note on the back of the print identifies the shooter as Bill Jones and a […]
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