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Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway photographs, 1893-1895

 

Summary

Creator:
Stokes, Charles H., 1864-1953
Abstract:
This collection contains photographs taken in Florida in the 1890s by professional photographer Charles H. Stokes along the route of the Orange Belt Railway (later the Sanford & St. Petersburg Railway), which became part of the Plant System of Railways. The photos were used by the railway companies to promote tourism and development.
Extent:
1.96 Linear Feet
2 boxes other_unmapped
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of 100 black and white photographs of Florida railway construction, flora, landscapes, and attractions.

Biographical / historical:

Charles H. Stokes (1864-1953) was originally from Lee Center, New York, and moved to Florida in 1888. He settled in Clermont and first established a post office from his living room on Plum Lake in a town he called Mohawk. Later he established the Jolly Palms Hunting Lodge. In 1887, the Orange Belt Railroad came to Mohawk and Stokes was later called on to photograph scenes along the lines for publicity and marketing.

Arrangement:

Photographs are preserved in individual sleeves and are described at the item level.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Stokes Collection of Florida Plant Railway Photographs, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA