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
Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Miami Beach Venetian Causeway, Florida Department of State, 1926
The Venetian Causeway crosses Biscayne Bay between Miami on the mainland and Miami Beach on abarrier island in south Florida. The man-made Venetian…
Tags: Florida, Miami, Public Architecture, Venetian Causeway
Beatrice M. Queral, View of the Old Capitol - Tallahassee, Florida, Florida Capitol: My Florida, 1845 originally; 2008 for new building
The Florida State Capitol is located in Tallahassee, Florida. The first capitol was originally built in 1826, but it was never completed. This…
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Tom Shaefer, Miami Freedom Tower, National Parks Service, 2010
The Freedom Towers were designed by Schultze and Weaver. It hosted The Miami News newspaper headquarters and printing facility from 1925 to 1957. The…
Tags: Florida, Freedom Tower, Miami, Public Architecture
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
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
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
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
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…
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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
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