Views of Winter Haven, Florida photographs, circa 1920s
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Dahlgren, Robert Evert, 1882-1961
- Abstract:
- Views of Winter Haven, Florida photographs, circa 1920s contains fourteen 8x10 photographs of Winter Haven, Florida in the 1920s taken by photographer Robert E. Dahlgren. Images depict landscapes, homes, and roads during the "Florida boom." The photographs in this collection are useful to research on the landscape and real estate of Winter Haven, Florida as it existed in the 1920s. Robert E. Dahlgren born in Sweden in 1882 and died in 1961 in Winter Haven, Florida. He arrived in Florida in 1911 and married Queena Adams in 1917. Dahlgren photographed agricultural and rural landscapes, bodies of water, and real estate in central Florida. In 1912, he opened a shop on Fifth Street and in 1930, relocated to a custom studio on Third Street SW. He worked with Dick and Julie Pope to photograph and market Cypress Gardens.
- Extent:
- 0.08 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Views of Winter Haven, Florida photographs, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Background
- Scope and content:
Views of Winter Haven, Florida photographs, circa 1920s contains fourteen 8x10 photographs of Winter Haven, Florida in the 1920s taken by photographer Robert E. Dahlgren. Images depict landscapes, homes, and roads during the "Florida boom." The photographs in this collection are useful to research on the landscape and real estate of Winter Haven, Florida as it existed in the 1920s.
- Biographical / historical:
Robert E. Dahlgren born in Sweden in 1882 and died in 1961 in Winter Haven, Florida. He arrived in Florida in 1911 and married Queena Adams in 1917. Dahlgren photographed agricultural and rural landscapes, bodies of water, and real estate in central Florida. In 1912, he opened a shop on Fifth Street and in 1930, relocated to a custom studio on Third Street SW. He worked with Dick and Julie Pope to photograph and market Cypress Gardens.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Between the Covers in 2024 (Accession no. CFM2024_04).
- Processing information:
Processed by and finding aid prepared by Chloe Lanham in 2025.
- Arrangement:
The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the don
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The entire collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
- Preferred citation:
Views of Winter Haven, Florida photographs, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
- Location of this collection:
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John C. Hitt Library12701 Pegasus Drive, Building 2OrlandoFL32816-8030USA
