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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Conquistadores brought Catholicism to Tampa

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the founding of Sacred Heart Church in Tampa. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Convent has served as a hospital

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Convent of Mary Immaculate in Key West. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Court house modeled after Jefferson's 'Monticello' Courthouse modeled after Jefferson's 'Monticello'

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the courhouse in Monticello, Florida. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Crooked River Light part of network

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Crooked River Lighthouse in Carrabelle. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Croom family perished in shipwreck

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the obelisk memorial dedicated to the Croom family on the grounds of Saint John's Episcopal Church in Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Dade Court House has 'escape proof' jail

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Dade County Court House in Miami. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Dade pyramids' in National Cemetery

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the three stone pyramids in the St. Augustine National Cemetery that honor the men under Major Dade's command who were killed in a massacre during the second Seminole War. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"Dad" Gandy's "wild, visionary scheme"

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the building of the Gandy Bridge across the Tampa Bay. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Damn those Confederate torpedoes" - Farragut

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the undetonated Confederate torpedo on display at the T.T. Wentworth Jr. Museum in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Dan MaCarty's is "a living monument"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Dan McCarty Highway on U.S. 1 between Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
day 'Ma' Barker was slain in Florida

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Kate "Ma" Barker, her involvement in various criminal activity, and her house in Ocklawaha. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"Dem spooks" pilot car for you backing uphill

Hampton Dunn

Photouring Florida column that describes backing a car up "Spook Hil" in Lake Wales, Florida. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
DeSoto and the Indians bargained under oak tree in Tampa

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the legend that Hernando de Soto bargained with native Americans under an oak tree in Tampa's Plant Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
De Soto first visitor to Bickel Mound

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Madira Nickel Mound, the first archeological site in Florida to become a State historical memorial. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Did Civil War shooting begin in Florida?

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the skirmish at Fort Pickens, near Pensacola Beach, in early 1861. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Dorr house was post-bellum social center

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Dorr House on Pensacola's Seville Square. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'dowager queen' or an 'astounding heap?'

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Miami Biltmore Hotel and Country Club, built by George E. Merrick in Coral Gables. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
dreamer of South Florida

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes a house in Coral Gables, formerly owned by developer George Merrick. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Dr. Gorrie has niche in Statuary Hall

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the statue of Dr. John Grroie in the National Statuary Hall. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Duke wed beer heiress, built a 'castle'

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Photouring Florida column that presents a brief history of "Duke's Castle" in Dummit Grove (a community in Titusville, Florida), built by Eicole Tamajo, Duke of Castellucia, and his wife, Jennie Anheuser. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Edison Florida home first pre-fab house

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Thomas Edison's design and construction of a prefabricated house in Fort Myers, Florida. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Edison launched Fort Myers' 'Avenue of Palms'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the palm tree-lined McGregor Boulevard in Fort Myers. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Eglin neighbors remember Doolittle Raiders

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes how James Dollittle trained the Doolittle Raiders as bomber pilots during WWII in Eglin Field near Valparaiso. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Egmont Key lighthouse more than 100 years old

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Egmont Key lighthouse at the mouth of Tampa Bay. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Eight flags have flown from Fort Clinch

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Fort Clinch near Fernandina Beach. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.