Hampton Dunn Photouring 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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Sanctuary Lies A Million Years from Miami, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary at the northern tip of the Big Cypress Swamp in Collier County.
Sanibel Light Guards Island Paradise, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Sanibel Island; includes a photograph of the Sanibel lighthouse.
Sarasota's Asolo Theatre is Ancient, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Asolo Theatre that was built in Italy and transplanted to the John Ringling estate.
Sarasota's Unique Curbside Culture, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes statuary, bought by John Ringling, that lined U.S. 41 outside of Sarasota.
School House Dates Back to Revolutionary Days, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Augustine's oldest wooden school house.
Seminole County Never Built a Court House, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Seminole County.
Serene Spot Marks Site of Brutal Massacre, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the historical marker in Fort Lauderdale that commemorates the burial site of Colees, a family who was massacred during the Seminole War.
Sherman Served at Fort Dallas as Lieutenant, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Miami's Fort Dallas and Sherman's stationing there during the Seminole Wars.
Sidewalk Superintendents Got Evangelized, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes First Baptist Church of Tampa.
Site of Bloody Dade Massacre Now a Park, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Dade Battlefield Historic Memorial state park in Bushnell and the battle, led by Major Francis L. Dade, that occurred there during the Second Seminole War.
Site of Koreshan Cult Now State Park, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Koreshan Unity cult established by Curys Reed, later known by the name Koresh, and the community that he built in Estero, Florida. the Koreshan community's property later became a State park.
Site of the Nation's First Christmas, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Christmas mass celebrated by Spanish soldiers, led by Hernando de Soto, in present-day Tallahassee in 1539.
Society Church Preceded Palm Beach's Wealthy, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach.
Sorry Deal Under the Treaty Oak, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the treaty of Moultrie Creek.
Spanish King Gave American a Piece of Florida, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Fort George Island, including how the King of Spain bestowed the property to Don Juan McQueen.
Spanish Plate Fleet Wrecked off Florida, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the anchor from the wreck of the Holandesa, flagship of the Spanish plate fleet, recovered from the coast of Cape Canaveral and on display in Winter Park.
State Arsenal Site has Ancient Background, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine.
State Hospital Buildings are Ante-bellum, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the buildings and grounds of the state mental hospital in Chattahoochee; the hospital sits on the grounds of the former U.S. Arsenal.
State Park Now Site for Restored Mansion, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Gregory House in Torreya State Park.
State Shack Bows to Executive Residence, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Governor's mansion in Tallahassee.
Steamboating on the St. John's, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Hiawatha, the last of the Hart Line steamboats, and its docking in Palatka.
Steamboat Madison Rests in the Suwannee, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the wreckage of the steamboat Madison in the Suwannee River at Troy Springs.
Step Back into the Middle Ages --- in Florida!, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Monastery of Saint Bernard, re-erected in North Miami.
St. Johns River Missionaries Founded Church, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Green Cove Springs.
St. Michael's History Dates Back to 1558, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Michael's Catholic Church in Pensacola.