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Virgil R. Deane Collection, 1944-1970

 

Summary

Creator:
Deane, Virgil R., 1915-1999
Extent:
4.70 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virgil R. Deane Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 213 photographs and other miscellaneous materials, including Deane's photo order book for January 1945. The photographs are primarily 8x10 black and white prints, featuring daylight scenes. With only a few exceptions, the photographs are undated, with the earliest known photograph in the collection being 1944. Empirical evidence dates the majority of the collection as mid-twentieth century, ca. 1945-1965. The Jacksonville Beaches area is the prime setting for most of the photographs. Scenes and events depicted range from Beach parades, extensive Boardwalk activities (ferris wheel, carousel, bingo, arcade games, etc.), interior and exterior views of the Ponte Vedra Inn, African-American school children and group dinner events, and several unique 1950s road scenes. Major subject categories with their corresponding number of photographs include: Personal and group photographs - 37 Beaches - 48 Boats and the Intracoastal Waterway - 11 Hospitals - 1 Hotels, motels and apartments - 10 Jacksonville Beach (Fla.)--Boardwalk - 38 Ponte Vedra Inn (Ponte Vedra, Fla.) - 23 Restaurants and bars - 10 Retail and business establishments - 14 Roads and streets - 3 Schools - 18

Biographical / historical:

Professional photographer, instructor. Virgil R. Deane was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina, in 1915. He opened his photography studio in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, in 1943. Major photographic assignments included a long tenure, 1947 - 1965, as staff photographer for Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach, and extensive work for national advertising agencies. His business clients included Winn-Dixie, General Electric, Life / Fortune / Time and other journals, United Press, Florida Times-Union / Jacksonville Journal, and Ponte Vedra Inn. Deane was also a photography instructor at Florida Community College. He maintained his studio unitil 1989, and died in Jacksonville Beach in November 1999.

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Acquisition information:
The collection was acquired through donation from Valarie Lockwood in 2001
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research by appointment only. Please contact lib-special@unf.edu to schedule an appointment.

Terms of access:

Materials in the collection may be subject to copyright and are to be used for private study, scholarship, or research in accordance with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Use of reproductions of copyrighted works in excess of "fair use," may result in the user's liability for copyright infringement and be subject to the civil and criminal penalties of federal law. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for further information

Preferred citation:

Virgil R. Deane Collection, Thomas G. Carpenter Library, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida.

Location of this collection:
Thomas G. Carpenter Library
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville
FL
32224
USA