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Caption: This photograph was taken by H. H. Sykes in Winter Park on Thursday October 28, 1954. The five firemen are testing different water power of four different fire hose nozzles. The nozzles were measure by gallons released per minute. The…

Review of "She Wanted To Read" that appeared in the Winter Park Sun-Herald, April 21, 1966.

Caption: Modern fire protection has been provided the Killarney community with arrival yesterday of this new combination pumper and hose truck for the Killarney Volunteer Fire Dept. from the American LaFrance Foamite Corp. On hand to inspect the…

Magazine snippet about the Park Avenue Association's Christmas festivities.

Caption: MAYOR GREENE SIGNS PROCLAMATION ... A proclamation naming the week from October 3 to 9, Fire Prevention and Clean-up Week was signed earlier this week by the Mayor. Looking on are Raymond Holton, Chairman of the Committee for the project,…

Caption: When there's a difficult job to be done, everyone calls the fire department! One of the local fire department's volunteer civic duties is replacing the rope on the post office's flag pole when it wears out. It happens about every three years…

Front cover of an issue of the children's magazine that was edited by Isabella Alden and her husband from 1873 to 1896.

Caption: "The Publications Union Means Business"
(Dr. Grover is seated at the table, the second from the right)

One of Victoria Huntley's more well-known lithographies.

Caption: Six Winter Park boys were on hand Monday night for the organizational meeting of Boy Scout Troop 180, under the sponsorship of the Winter Park Fire Department. Above, left to right, back row are Clark Maxwell, acting city manager; C. W.…

Newspaper clipping that discusses a fashion show being hosted at the Alabama Hotel.

Researcher Sondra Ickes won the 1996 Smith Grant for her work: Biography of Winter Park Artist and Horticulturist Wilhelmina "Billie" Greene