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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St. Michael's One of Oldest Cemeteries in U.S., circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the cemetery at St. Michael's in Pensacola.
St. Nicholas is Center of Greek Community Life, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Tarpon Springs.
Stonewall Jackson Gave Five Dollars to Tampa Church, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes how the first Methodist church was built in Tampa; fund raising included a five dollar donation from Stonewall Jackson.
Story of a Lonely, Elderly 'princess', circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the "House of Josephine," built in Lake Wales by Irwin A. Yarnell for his wife, Josephine.
St. Paul's Dates Back to Territorial Days, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Quincy's St. Paul's Episcopal Church in the 19th century.
St. Pete Stakes Claim as Site for Navarez Landing, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Petersburg's claim to be where the Spanish explorer Panfilo de Narvaez landed in Florida.
St. Pete Trademarks: Sunshine and Benches, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the green benches that Noel Mitchell designed to line St. Petersburg's sidewalks.
Stranger Consider and Be Wiser, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes William Ashley, Tampa's city clerk in 1855, his relationship with his servant, Nancy, and his tombstone.
Sugar Mill or Mission Ruins, It's Interesting, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Mission of Atocuimi, which was turned into a sugar mill in the 1830s and deeded to the Florida Sate Historical Society in 1928.
Sweet Smell of Tobacco Permeates Old Ybor Factory, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the warehouse and cigar factory on 12th and 13th Avenues in Ybor City where José Martí delivered speeches.
Tallahassee Home Represents Ante-bellum Architecture, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Tallahassee Garden Club's Garden Center, formerly an antebellum home, on North Calhoun Street.
Tallahassee Library Organized in 1883, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Walker Library, a private library established by David Shelby Walker in 1883 in Tallahassee.
Tampa's First Skyscraper Still Stands, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Almeria Hotel (later known as the Tampa Hotel) in Tampa.
Tampa Town was Launching Pad for Jules Verne, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column about Jules Verne's connections with Tampa. Includes a black and white photograph of a landmark in Jules Verne Park.
Tangerine was Once Classy Winter Resort, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Tangerine Hotel in Brooksville.
That Little Woman who Started a Great War, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Harriet Beecher Stowe's home near Jacksonville; all that remained in the 1960s was the carriage house.
That's a Lighthouse - Not a Missile!, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Cape Canaveral lighthouse.
They Call It Moss Hill Heritage, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Moss Hill United Methodist Church in Holmes Valley, Washington County, Florida.
They Walk in Honor at Florida Southern, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the honor walk, begun by Dr. Ludd M. Spivey, at Florida Southern College in Lakeland.
Timucuan Indians, of Pre-Columbus Days, Left Clan Symbols, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Timucuan totem poles at the Florida State Museum in Gainesville.
Timucuans Remembered at State Park, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the statue honoring Chief Tomokie at the Tomoka State Park near Ormond Beach.
Tragedy Interrupted Building of Goodwood, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes Hardy B. Croom's home, called Goodwood, in Tallahassee.
Trinity is Florida's Oldest Episcopal Church, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes St. Augustine's Trinity Episcopal Church.
Triumph in Recalling a Golden Age, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Vizcaya, the building that houses the Dade County Art Museum, created by James Deering.
U.D.C. Headquarters in Patten House, circa 1960s

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Photouring Florida column that describes the Gamble House in Ellenton. Major George Patten lived in the Gamble House after the Civil War, and the State Parks Board bought it in 1967, at which time the United Daughters of the Confederacy began using it as their headquarters.