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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Old court house now an apartment building

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the original Lafayette County Court House in Mayo, which was later turned into apartments. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old FEC depot at Princeton preserved

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the old baggage station at Princeton, Florida, and its move to Crandon Park on Key Biscayne. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old governor's home remains in capital

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Tallahassee home where William D. Bloxham lived while governor. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old hotel typifies sleepy fishing village

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Island Hotel at Cedar Key. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old landmark water tower an imposing sight

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the water tower at the north end of Tampa on the Hillsborough River. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old Methodist church named for Indian

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Tustenuggee United Methodist Church in Columbia County's Fort White. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Old Spanish Trail was no superhighway

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Old Spanish Trail and the historical marker placed at the beginning of the trail in St. Augustine. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
"old swinger" serves Marco motorists

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the hand operated swinging bridge that connected Maro Island to the mainland of Florida across Goodland Bay. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Once gay Potter Palmer estate now silent

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Potter Palmer estate in Osprey. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
original "gasoline alley"

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the development of auto racing and repair shops in Ormond Beach. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Orlando's 100th birthday present

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Orlando Centennial Fountain. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Osceola boasts oldest courthouse

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Osceola County Courthouse. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Osceola's enemies acknowledged his virtues

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the statue of Osceola in Silver Springs. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Palm Beach Biltmore a boomtime landmark

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Palm Beach Biltmore Hotel, which was used as a military training camp and military hospital after the hotel closed in the 1940s. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Panic of 1837 closed territorial bank

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Union Bank of Tallahassee. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Papa' Hemingway wrote his best in Key West

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Hemingway house in Key West. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
'Pasco de las lamas'

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes "old town" Fernandina Beach and its Ladies Street, or Pasco de las Damas. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pensacola depicts the story of naval aviation

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pensacola Gonzalez' go back six generations

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Includes black and white photograph of the house in Pensacola, Florida that belonged to six generations of the Don Manuel Gonzalez family. Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Manuel Gonzalez family and home in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pensacola's "new" Christ Church not new

Hampton Dunn

Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes Christ Episcopal Church in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pensacola's 'oldest house' is sturdy

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Barkley House in Pensacola. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Permanent Christmas tree symbol of love

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Christmas tree that decorates the village green in the town of Christmas year round. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pharmacist's hobby becomes a museum Hampton Dunn collection

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes James H. Beal's shell collecting and the Beal-Maltie Shell Museum in Winter Park. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Picturesque homestead reflects pioneer living in Florida

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes the Thomas Fletcher Mansell Cival War era home in Starke. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.
Pinellas' oldest church moves after four decades

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Typescript of Photouring Florida column that describes St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg. Date is approximate. Ca. 1960s.