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Florida Real Estate St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land CompanyABAA

A Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Dubious Sale of Land in the Florida Panhandle in the 1880s

1886réf. LIST112Cincinnati: St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land Company 1886. Various Formats. Near Fine. An unusual collection of ephemera relating to the early development of the area of the Florida Panhandle east of Pensacola and an interesting ephemeral window into the type of land schemes that led to the population of Florida by northerners. In the late nineteenth century the area of Port Panama City in the Florida Panhandle was largely undeveloped though the town had strategic interest as a supplier of salt for the confederacy. In the 1880s the St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land and Company was the second of two companies to sell land in the St. Andrews Bay region to unsuspecting northerners only to go bankrupt. The company promised to build a railroad from Alabama down to Southport crossing North Bay and eventually terminating in St. Andrews. Though the railway project was abandoned many people settled in the area as a result of the land sales. The company became known locally as the "Cincinnati Company." Includes: Warranty deeds for land sold to Lizzie Kegema Hosley of Somerville MA. 1886-1887. Letter from the St. Andrews Bay Railroad & Land Co to L.K. Hosley of Somerville Mass. explaining why the offer of 40 acres for $1 was contingent on her purchasing 299 building lots. On color lithographed letterhead featuring oranges and fishing. Notice on taxes to be paid by owners of property at St. Andrews Bay. Two envelopes with printed notices "This sealed envelope contains one Free Land Warrant" no contents. Envelope addressed to Lizzie Kegema Hosley of Somerville Mass. from the St. Andrews Bay R.R. and Land Co. Northern Office Cincinnati Oh. An interesting and early collection of Floridian real estate detritus. Generally well preserved in very good to near fine condition. St. Andrews Bay Railroad and Land Company unknown books

Auger Down Books · États-Unis500,00 $US≈ 445,83 €

[African Americana]: [Florida]: [Afro-American Life Insurance Co]Biblio.com

1901 1941 Fortieth Anniversary Afro-American Life Insurance Co. wrapper title

1941réf. 12634N.p. likely Jacksonville Fl. 1941. 4612pp. Original pictorial wrappers stapled. Substantial creasing rubbing dust-soiling and overall wear to wrappers. Faint foxing and spotting to initial and terminal leaves but mostly clean internally. Very good. A rare pamphlet celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company an important African-American-owned-and-operated insurance company in Florida. The work includes reproductions of congratulatory letters to the company from Florida governor Spessard Holland and others portraits and information on the company’s founders passages on the history of the company information on the successes of the company’s current operations and more. The work is interspersed throughout with a legion of photographs showing the company at work scenes from various branch offices the company’s Funeral Services Division and so forth. "Florida's First African-American Insurance Company -1901-2001. The Afro-American Insurance Company formerly the Afro-American Industrial and Benefits Association was founded in 1901 to provide affordable health insurance and death benefits to the state's African-Americans. Founded by the Reverend E.J. Gregg E.W. Latson Abraham Lincoln Lewis A.W. Price Dr. Arthur W. Smith J.F. Valentine and the Reverend J. Melton Waldron the Afro's first office at 14 Ocean Street was destroyed by the great Jacksonville Fire two months after it opened on May 3 1901. It then moved to 621 Florida Avenue the home of treasurer and future president Abraham Lincoln Lewis 1865-1947. From their next home office at 105 E. Union Street the company wrote millions of dollars of insurance policies and started district offices in Georgia Alabama Louisiana and Texas." - Historical marker at the site of the company's original location in Jacksonville. OCLC reports just two copies at Howard and the University of North Florida. unknown

The Joe Fay Company LLC · États-Unis850,00 $US≈ 757,91 €

The Florida ChautauquaBiblio.com

13th Annual Session of The Florida Chautauqua: DeFuniak Springs Fla. 1897 Winter Assembly Program Victorian Advertising Archive Social History Primary Source

réf. 21584Fair/Good. A comprehensive 26-page primary record of the 1897 Florida Chautauqua a premier late-Victorian 'Winter Assembly' that defined the cultural life of the Florida Panhandle. This program documents the 13th annual session February 18 to March 17 1897 serving as a fascinating snapshot of high-society educational tourism in the 19th century. Beyond the lecture schedules-which featured prominent figures like Hon. Wallace Bruce and Dr. W. L. Davidson-the booklet acts as a robust business directory for DeFuniak Springs showcasing a level of commercial sophistication Opera Houses Sanatoriums and Law Firms rarely seen in rural Florida during this era. KEY FEATURES Date: 1897 Stated on cover. Lecturer Archive: Includes portraits and bios of the 'Fine Talent Secured' including Hon. Wallace Bruce and musical director Dr. H. R. Palmer. Advertising Density: Contains over a dozen detailed full and half-page advertisements for local businesses like W. L. Gawthon & Co.'s Dry Goods The Opera House Store and the Albertson Sanatorium. Educational Content: Details the Department of Instruction including classes in China Painting Kindergarten methods and Physical Culture. Railroad Data: Features a 'Railroad Information section for the L. & N. Louisville & Nashville and B. & O. lines. Specs: Stapled paper wraps; 4 x 9.25 inches; 26 pages. CONDITION: Fair/Good -- Stapled wraps remain intact though the final page is detached. Age-related toning throughout. A fragile but complete surviving record of 19th-century Florida ephemera. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE -- The Florida Chautauqua was essential to the 'New South' narrative proving that Florida could be a destination for intellectual rigor not just citrus or swamps. This document provides a rare look at the Walton County economy before the rise of the coastal tourism boom highlighting DeFuniak Springs as a major railway destination and a center for the Florida State Normal College. SUBJECTS: DeFuniak Springs Florida Panhandle History Chautauqua Movement Victorian Advertising 19th Century Education Walton County Ephemera Program Archive Social History Association Copy Regional. unknown

Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] · États-Unis165,00 $US≈ 147,12 €

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