Hampton Dunn Phototouring Florida Collection

Journalist Hampton Dunn wrote Photouring Florida as a syndicated column for various Florida newspapers in the 1960s and 70s, such as the Tampa Tribune and Pensacola Daily News. The column featured a brief story written about a single photograph of a Florida landmark. In 1959, he had become head of public relations for the Peninsula Motor Club, an affiliate of the American Automobile Association (AAA), later serving as vice president and president. His constant driving around the state gave Dunn the inspiration for the column, which once ran in as many as fifty newspapers.

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Pioneer doctor gained fame as botanist

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Dr. Alvah Wentworth Chapman's house in Apalachicola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pioneer farm preserves heritage

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Junior Museum and Pioneer Farm on Lake Bradford just outside of Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pioneer journalists lived in pre-fab house

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the prefabricated house in Tallahassee where The Floridian editor Charles Dyke lived beginning in the 1830s. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pioneer overseas airman recognized

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the memorial at the Key West International Airport dedicated to Augustin Parla Orduna, the first aviator to fly between Florida and Cuba. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Ponce De Leon mortally wounded at Fort De Soto

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Fort De Soto Park and provides snippets of the park's history. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Poor Ponce, he missed the fountain of youth

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the springhouse at White Springs. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Postal retirees admire Quinn's statue

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Includes black and white photograph of a statue of Richard F. Quinn in Nalcrest, Florida. Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the National Association of Letter Carriers' retirement community of Nalcrest and the statue of Richard F. Quinn in Nalcrest's town square. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pre-Civil War home has 'timbers like iron'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Old Bailey Home, later used as a nursing home, in Gainesville. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
President Kennedy made last speech in Tampa

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes how Tampa changed the name of Lafayette Strett to Kennedy Boulevard after Kennedy's assassination and the Kennedy memorial at the entrance to the University of Tampa and Plant Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pre-space age railroad serviced the planets

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Jupiter and lake Worth Railway, also known as the "Celestial Railroad," and the monument commemorating it in Jupiter. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Quaint railroad depot to be preserved

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Louisville and Nashville freight office in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Queen of England gave gifts to Lakeland Church

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the All Saints Episcopal Church in Lakeland, its construction, and Queen Alexandra's donation of altar furnishings. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Quina House retains Jacksonian era characteristics Hampton Dunn collection

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Quina House, built by Desiderioa Quina, in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Quincy boasts first state bank

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Quincy State Bank. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Railroad men built Venice for retirement

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the development of Venice, Florida. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Randall House had first inside bathroom

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Randall House in Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Real royalty once graced Florida's capital

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that explores the life of Charles Louis Napoleon Achille Murat, an exiled prince who lived in Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"Remember the 'Maine,' to hell with Spain!"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the turret from the USS Maine that is on display in Key West. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Resort hotel houses Billy Graham's alma mater

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Trinity College's buildings. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Restaurant stands on site of old Fort Brooke

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes site of old Fort Brooke, now in Tampa. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
retreat for a racketeer

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Al Capone's house in Miami Beach. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Rod & Gun Club --- hideaway for presidents

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the small town of Everglads City and its Rod and Gun Club. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Rolyat is 'Taylor' spelled backwards

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Rolyat hotel, built by developer Jack Taylor, later used to house by Stetson University's Law School. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"Room & board, $2 --- you furnish meat" Room and board, two dollars

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Marco Island Inn. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Rosebank,' home of phosphate discoverer

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Albertus Vog's house, called the Rosebank, in Dunnellon. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.