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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It is slaves' market, not slaves market

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the slaves' market in St. Augustine. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
It's "h" after "a", Daytona Beach time Hampton Dunn collection

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the tower clock on Daytona Beach which, in lieu of numbers, spells out "Daytona Beach" on its face. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Izaak Walton Lodge a fitting name

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Izaak Walton Lodge in Yankeetown. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Jacksonville's "treaty oak" is 300 years old

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the oak in Jacksonville under which a number of treaties were signed. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
James Ormond II - an "honest man"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes James Ormond's tombstone. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
J.C. Penney honored revered parents in Florida

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the J.C. Penney Memorial Church of the Seven Gables in the retirement community of Penney Farms. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
John wanted "just a little bit of a place"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the John Ringling estate in Sarasota. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Jose Marti, Cuba's 'George Washington', slept here

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Ybor City's Cherokee Club and other sites visited by MartÃ in 1893. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Keg on roof alerted 'Yankee' danger

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the town of Apalahicola from the 1830s-1860s. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Key light was lonely beam during Civil War

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Dry Tortugas lighthouse at Loggerhead Key. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Keys' lighthouses wrecked the 'wreckers'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes lighthouses in Key West. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Key West house once a pirates' hideout

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes a house at 306 Elizabeth Street in Key West that was used by pirate John Gomez and Odet Phillipi. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Key West is truly a 'presidential city'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Key West's presidential visitors. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
ladies sipped tea, the men plotted murder

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Wood House in Sarasota, which was used as the headquarters for teh Sarasota Vigilance Society in 1884. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
landmark tower on the boulevard

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Freedom Tower in Miami Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Lee boosted Florida; Florida loves Lee

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the naming of Lee County and the county's monument honoring Robert E. Lee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Light house old, but tale Drake saw it is myth Lighthouse old, but tale Drake saw it is myth

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the St. Augustine lighthouse. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"little governor" from Arizona founded Tarpon

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Anson Peacely-Killen Safford home in Tarpon Springs. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Little school house over 100 years old

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the historic school house in Tampa's Plant Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Live Oak Avenue' commemorates educator

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the monumen to John Howard Girardeau and the line of live oaks that he planted in Monticello. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Louisville publisher pioneered Naples Hampton Dunn collection

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Walter N. Haldeman's home in Naples. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Manatee anchors claim as DeSoto landing site

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the De Soto National Memorial in Bradenton. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
man said: "make it beautiful!"

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the murals decorating the Bacardi Building in Miami. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Marco cemetery recalls tales of tragedies

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes an old cemetery on Marco Island. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Marco Lodge

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Marco Lodge in Goodland. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.