Church Ladies And A Few Old Men
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Group portrait of of the Senior Sunday School Class at Riverside Park Methodist Church, 1955.
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Group portrait of of the Senior Sunday School Class at Riverside Park Methodist Church, 1955.
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A window display showing “Costumes & Corsetry from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II from the Formfit Collection of Historical Figurines” according to the sign behind the dolls of various queens and their undergarments. I’m sure Queen Elizabeth II would approve of the label under her figurine, “Majesty, youth, beauty and glamor combine themselves in this […]
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An aerial view of the decaying docks and warehouses along the North bank of the St. Johns River just East of the Main Street Bridge in downtown Jacksonville in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. This was near the end of the city waterfront being a working waterfront as bulkheads and parking lots replaced wooden […]
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The staff of Florida Bonded Pools on Beach Blvd. circa early 1960’s in front of the business and their wonderful sign of world famous swimmer and movie star Esther Williams in all of her 30 foot tall glory. I stopped by the business to find out more about the sign and had a great conversation […]
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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.
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Quite a few years ago Loyd Sandgren gave me an autographed print of this image with the following type written note scotch taped to the front of the print: “I took this picture in 1950 for the C.H. Brown Camera Store. This photo was taken from the Main Street Bridge looking North. It was first […]
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A 1940’s Cadillac pulls a shinny new Bruce Trailer Sales All-Metal Life Time Trailer past the Brooks Motors Inc. building at the corner of Union and Laura Streets. There is the front end of a vehicle following the trailer decorated with ribbons so my guess is it was part of a parade through downtown Jacksonville. […]
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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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“Watermelon grown just for the seeds. They would use pitchforks and throw those melons into the machine.” LS Probably shot in the mid 1940’s when Loyd Sandgren was working for the state of Florida taking photographs promoting business and recreation around the state.
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A beautiful boat full of beautiful women. The matching hats on the ladies are a nice touch. Don’t know any details on this particular shot and it is the only image of a Chris-Craft boat I’ve noticed in the collection but it looks like it may have been shot on the Ortega River looking South […]