David O. True collection of Florida newspapers and newspaper clippings - 1864-1966

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David O. True collection of Florida newspapers and newspaper clippings - 1864-1966

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  • 1864-1966 (Creation)

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21.00 Folders

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The collection of tabloid size newspapers includes: The Florida Flower, July 15, 1911 (dedicated to Miami’s fifteenth anniversary); the first issue of the Freeport News, Oct. 1961; The Miami Municipal section of The Detective, April 1914 (official United States police and sheriffs journal; Coconut Grove Times, 1926; Miami Tribune, April 4th 1937; and 2 issues of The Hornet (a Miami scandal sheet) from 1932 & 1936.

Includes rare national and local coverage of the 1926 Hurricane, and the exploration of the Everglades (1883).

Also includes a copy of preliminary index and digest of articles that appeared in The American Eagle, Estero, Florida, 1906-1947, compiled by David O. True.

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      Accession number: x-2166

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      © Copyright 2019 HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center. All rights reserved.

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