Hapgood/Berry photograph collection, 1933
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hapgood, William
- Smith Berry, Sylvia Hazel
- Abstract:
- This collection of twenty photographs and four photographic postcards displays images of St. Petersburg taken during the winter and spring of 1933. Many popular sites are represented, including the "Million Dollar" Pier, Williams Park, and the 1933 Festival of States parade. Also includes a booklet titled 'Fryeburg Academy Scenes Summer 2008- The Girls,' in which a photo of Marcia Berry Anderson is on the cover.
- Extent:
- 1 boxes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Hapgood/Berry Photographic Collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
Background
- Biographical / historical:
During the 1930s, William Hapgood and Sylvia Hazel Smith Berry spent their winters in St. Petersburg, Florida, to get away from the snow and cold weather of New England. While wintering in Florida, they lived in a home in the 13th Street Heights neighborhood and participated in the many social and cultural activities available for seasonal residents. This collection of twenty photographs and four photographic postcards displays images of St. Petersburg taken during the winter and spring of 1933. Many popular sites are represented, including the "Million Dollar" Pier, Williams Park, and the 1933 Festival of States parade.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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:
Hapgood/Berry Photographic Collection, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL.
- Location of this collection:
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140 7th Avenue SouthSt. PetersburgFL33701USA
