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Mathew Brady, 1845-51 & 1855-61 David Levy Yulee - First Jewish American U.S. Senator, Library of Congress, 1855-1865

David Levy Yulee was a Delegate and a Senator from Florida; born David Levy in St. Thomas, West Indies, June 12, 1810. At the age of nine was sent to…

Tags: Confederacy, Daniel Levy Yulee, Florida, Jewish., Railroad, US Senator

Steven Dohanos, Barefoot Mailman Mural, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 1940

Barefoot Mailman Summary
The barefoot mailmen of Florida worked as carriers on the first U.S. mail route from Palm Beach to Miami. It took them three…

Tags: Florida, Hillsboro Inlet, James Edward Hamilton, Postal Service

Collaborative, Community Engagement through the Arts, Rutgers University, 2011

The Worlds Ahead Mural Project was an initiative of the Florida International University Art & Art History Department, the Miami Moving the Lives…

Tags: Art, Artwork, Florida, Mural, Philanthropy

Power Crosley, Crosley Carriage House Restoration, Bradenton Gulf Islands, 2019

The Crosley Estate in Bradenton, Florida was the winter retreat built and owned by entrepreneur Power Crosley, whose main residence was in Cincinnati,…

Tags: Buildings, Crosley Carriage House, Crosley Estate, Florida, Restoration

South Florida Business Journal, Darrin P. Gayles, First Gay African-American to serve on Federal Judiciary, South Florida Business Journal, 2018

From Ballotpedia: Darrin P. Gayles is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is the first…

Tags: African-American, Darrin Gayles, Florida, Judge, Judicial Branch, LGBT

Henry Morrison Flagler, Florida East Coast Railway Advert, Lee Standiford, 1913

The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I…

Tags: Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, Public Architecture

Broward County, Government 2 Government, Broward County, Current photo: 2020 Old photo: 2012

Broward County Permitting, Licensing and Consumer Protection Division’s Government 2 Government Program addressed the challenges faced by many of its…

Tags: Broward County, Buildings, Florida, Government 2 Government, Municipalities, Outsourcing

US Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, First Cuban-American to serve in US Congress (House of Reps.), US Congress, 2017

From Biography: Born in Cuba in 1952 and later immigrating to the United States at age eight, Ros-Lehtinen grew up with an anti-Castro activist father…

Tags: Cuba, Florida, Hispanic-American, House of Representatives, LGBT, Women

Charles Fenderich, Joseph Marion Hernández, First Hispanic Member of the U.S. Congress 1821- 1823, Library of Congress, 1850

Joseph Hernández is the first Hispanic Member of U.S. Congress (17th, 1821–1823) and the first Territorial Delegate to represent Florida. Though…

Tags: Congress, Florida, Hispanic, Joseph Marion Hernández

Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Miami - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Florida Department of State, 1933

Located at 300 NE 1st Avenue in downtown Miami, FL. this U.S. Post Office and Courthouse three-story building was given a Mediterranean revival by…

Tags: Courthouse, Florida, Miami, Post Office, Public Architecture