Charles Holton "Southward to the Florida Keys" Album
Scope and Content
Charles W. Holton was mayor of Essex Falls, NJ from 1930-1951. In 1938 he and his family took a trip from New Jersey to the Florida Keys, February 17 - March 26, 1938. This album entitled "Southward to the Florida Keys" contains a map of their route, a two page itinerary, an eleven page description of their trip, and seventy-three pages of photos of the journey. Many of the photographs illustrate ships and ship-life in late 1930s Florida, making this a great resource for studying Depression-era South Florida.
Dates
- Creation: 1938
Creator
- Holton, Charles W. (Person)
Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
0.03 Linear feet (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is the account, complete with a map and photographs, of a pre-WWII trip from New Jersey to Florida.
Physical Location
University of Florida Smathers Library Building
- Title
- A Guide to the Charles Holton "Southward to the Florida Keys" Album
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Stephen Jackson
- Date
- December 2007
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755
special@uflib.ufl.edu