John Harold Cox Photograph Collection, 1926
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder 52 photographs housed in 1 folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
John Harold Cox Photograph Collection (BCHA-2003.29), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The John Harold Cox Photograph Collection contains 52 photographs of the 1926 hurricane damage in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It also contains one photograph of Las Olas and the New River from 1926 before the hurricane, and a 2001 photograph of John Harold Cox and his wife, Stella Cox.
- Biographical / historical:
John Harold Cox was born Feburary 25, 1920. He graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School and was an employee of Southern Bell for 42 years. In 1989 he and his wife Estelle (1923-2017) moved to Marietta, Georgia, where Cox passed away September 18, 2006.
- Acquisition information:
- John Harold Cox donated the materials to the Broward County Historical Commission on August 11, 2003 (Accession BCHA-2003.29).
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Hurricane damage
Photographs - Places:
- Fort Lauderdale (Fla.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The John Harold Cox Photograph Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
John Harold Cox Photograph Collection (BCHA-2003.29), Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
