View from Hotel Clermont

Alternative Title

Lake Minneola, From Hotel Clermont

Creator

Charles H. Stokes

Files

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Creation Date

January 1893

Time Period

circa 1893-1895

Abstract

Photo taken from the Hotel Clermont looking onto Lake Minneola. Three women are seen on a walkway leading to the lake. A view along the route of the Sanford and St. Petersburg Railroad.

Alt Text

A landscape with tall palm trees and a body of water in the background, featuring a paved or wooden path leading into the distance. The scene includes some small structures near the water's edge, including several railway cars.

Keywords

Lakes, Hotels

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Lake County (Fla.); Clermont (Fla.); Lake Minneola (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs

Box

1

Digital Date

2021

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

The Hotel Clermont was built in 1895 in Clermont, Florida. It was later called the Maxham Hotel and then the Lakeview Hotel. It was torn down in 1959. The hotel was located at the intersection of 8th Street and W. Osceola Street.

Identifier

S54-010

Recommended Citation

Stokes, Charles H., "View from Hotel Clermont" (1893). Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs. Image 8.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/stokes/8