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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Sabal palm, our state tree, grows throughout Florida

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that explores how the sabal palmetto (also known as the cabbage palm) became the state tree of Florida and describes the "official" sabal palm on the south side of the Capitol building in Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
San-ai-an, "the adobe of three loves"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes San-Ai-An, the Japanese Teahouse and Garden developed by Kiyoshi Ischimura in Miami. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Sanctuary lies 'a million years from Miami'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary at the northern tip of the Big Cypress Swamp in Collier County. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Sanibel light guards island 'paradise'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Sanibel Island; includes a photograph of the Sanibel lighthouse. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Sarasota's Asolo Theatre is ancient

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Asolo Theatre that was built in Italy and transplanted to the John Ringling estate. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Sarasota's unique curbside culture

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes statuary, bought by John Ringling, that lined U.S. 41 outside of Sarasota. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
School house dates back to Revolutionary days

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes St. Augustine's olest wooden school house. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Seminole County never built a court house

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Seminole County. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Serene spot marks site of brutal massacre

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Typescript of 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. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Sherman served at Fort Dallas as lieutenant

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Miami's Fort Dallas and Sherman's stationing there during the Seminole Wars. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Sidewalk superintendents' got evangelized

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes First Baptist Church of Tampa. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Site of bloody Dade massacre now a park

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Typescript of 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. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Site of Koreshan cult now state park

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Typescript of 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. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Site of the nation's first Christmas

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Christmas mass celebrated by Spanish soldiers, led by Hernando de Soto, in present-day Tallahassee in 1539. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"Society" church preceded Palm Beach's wealthy Hampton Dunn collection

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Episcopal Church of Bethesday-by-the-Sea in Palm Beach. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
sorry deal under the "treaty oak"

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the treaty of Moultrie Creek. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Spanish king gave American a piece of Florida

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Fort George Island, including how the King of Spain bestowed the property to Don Juan McQueen. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Spanish plate fleet wrecked off Florida

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Typescript of 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 and on display in Winter Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
State arsenal site has ancient background

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
State hospital buildings are ante-bellum

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Typescript of 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. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
State park now site for restored mansion

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Gregory House in Torreya State Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"state shack" bows to "executive residence"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Governor's mansion in Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Steamboating on the St. John's

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Hiawatha, the last of the Hart Line steamboats, and its docking in Palatka. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Steamboat 'Madison' rests in the Suwannee

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the wreckage of the steamboat Madison in the Suwannee River at Troy Springs. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Step back into the Middle Ages --- in Florida!

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Monastery of Saint Bernard, re-erected in North Miami. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.