Résumé : Caption on back of photograph: "The new year finds Havana much gayer than it has been for the past few years. Vacation throngs are arriving daily by passenger ships and airplanes. Bathing beaches are crowded, and yachting, fishing, hunting and racing are attracting enthusiasts. Social activities are increasing. Spanish and Cuban clubs have arranged special siestas. The Cuban Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition at Rancho Boyerso, just outside of Havana, will attract many visitors. Will P. Taylor, Manager of the National Hotel of Cuba, reports a larger number of reservations than anytime during the past five years. A well known orchestra is under the direction of Sr. Armando Romeu, Jr. The daily tea and dinner dances are very popular, All in all, the National Hotel of Cuba looks forward to the most active season in its history. All rights reserved by the source institution. Shows the front facade and landscaped grounds of the hotel.
(Biographical) The National Hotel was designed in 1930 by the New York architectural firm of McKim, Mead & White.
(Preferred Citation) Cite as Miami News Collection, HistoryMiami,1989-011-4325.
Havana, Cuba

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1989-011-4325
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00015711/00001

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D20-007

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
A beach vacation spot with the Sierra Maestra Mountains in the background.
Cuba : Mountains -- Caribbean region -- Sierra Maestra Region

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CFM1972_01a
Sheet 26: 13
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200412/00001

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The photographer labeled this picture "Havana, Modern Architecture. "This is a residential building in Havana, overlooking a river several small boat. In the background there are several buildings.
Cuba -- Caribbean region -- Havana

Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
CFM1972_01a
Sheet 26: 20
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200419/00001

Résumé : 1900-1920
CHC5017
Havana (Cuba : Province)

Droits : http://merrick.library.miami.edu/digitalprojects/copyright.html
chc50170003650001001
1460

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D29-009

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa
Lafayette Street

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D20-008

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D29-014

Éditeur(s) : Florida Sea Grant College Program Florida Sea Grant College Program
Résumé : (Funding) This collection includes items related to Florida’s environments, ecosystems, and species. It includes the subcollections of Florida Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit project documents, the Florida Sea Grant technical series, the Florida Geological Survey series, the Howard T. Odum Center for Wetland technical reports, and other entities devoted to the study and preservation of Florida's natural resources.
Cuba
Cuba
Florida
Florida

Éditeur(s) : ISTPM
Résumé : The Caribean Sea ichthyofauna, like that of all tropical and subtropical seas, contains venomous fishes some of which can cause certain forms of ichthyosarcotoxism.The first people to notice, at their expense, the existence of these dangerous animals in the waters of the West Indies were the conquistadores who settled in Haïti and Cuba after Christopher COLOMBUS. As these men were not well provided by fresh supplies from their far away home-as related by many chroniclers-they had to live on local food resources. Originally, terrestrial fauna, in these islands, was very lacking as far as big mammals go, and birds bigger than a pigeon were rare. As a consequence, Spanish sailors and soldiers ate mostly seafood, fish, crustaceans and molluscs that abounded in the clear waters of the Caribean shores. (The introduction of European mammals: bovines, ovines, caprines and porcines, but also poultry, only happened many years later-cattle raising only developed when the conquistadores were well settled and land had been divided-initial protid production was not sufficient to cover the Spaniards' needs....
La faune ichthyologique de la Mer des Antilles, comme celle de toutes les mers des regions tropicales et subtropicales, contient des poissons vénéneux, causes de certaines formes d'ichthyosarcotoxisme. Les premiers qui s'aperçurent, à leurs dépens, de l'existence de ces animaux dangereux dans les eaux des Indes occidentales furent les conquistadores qui s'installèrent en Haïti et à Cuba après les découvertes de Christophe COLOMB et de ses lieutenants. Ces hommes, souvent fort mal ravitaillés par leur trop lointaine métropole -tous les chroniqueurs de l'époque en font foi -furent obligés d'utiliser les ressources alimentaires locales. Comme à l'origine, la faune terrestre des îles était très pauvre en grands mammifères et que les oiseaux plus volumineux qu'un ramier étaient rares, les soldats et les marins espagnols consommèrent surtout les fruits de la mer : poissons, crustacés et mollusques qui abondaient dans les eaux claires des rivages antillais. (L'introduction des mammifères européens: bovins, ovins, caprins et porcins, comme des oiseaux de basse-cour, fut relativement tardive; l'élevage ne se développa que lorsque les conquérants de l'Eldorado furent installés et que la terre fut partagée; la production initiale de protides était très nettement insuffisante pour couvrir les besoins des Espagnols.) L'un des animaux les plus faciles à capturer était -et l'est encore -le-« burgo », Linona pica L., gros gastéropode de la famille des Trochidés qu'il suffisait de récolter à la main sur les récifs coralliens ou les rochers qui bordaient les plages; l'abondance de la distribution de ce gros bigorneau est encore telle à l'heure actuelle qu'il forme une ressource permanente appréciée; dans certaines petites îles très mal ravitaillées: Los Hermanos et La Blanquilla dans les Antilles vénézuéliennes; Saint-Barthélémy, La Désirade, dans les Antilles françaises, etc., où le « burgo » constitue une partie importante de la ration alimentaire. Il arrivait à Cuba, que sa consommation soit la cause d'accidents gastro-intestinaux et neuraux qui furent groupés par les Espagnols sous le nom de "ciguatera", le mollusque lui-même étant appelé "cigua", (II faut noter que les « burgos » récoltés sur certains îlots et récifs de la côte méridionale de Saint-Barthélemy sont la cause de troubles analogues à ceux qui furent décrits par les chroniqueurs des XVe et XVIe siècles) Le vocable s'est étendu ensuite, dans le langage populaire, aux troubles digestifs et aux troubles neuraux ressentis après l'ingestion de différentes espèces de poissons vénéneux, espèces qui se révélèrent malheureusement relativement nombreuses dans les eaux des Grandes Antilles, Le auteurs anciens, repris par COUTIÈRE dans sa thèse (1899) décrivent également des cas d'intoxications graves depuis le début de l'occupation des Petites Antilles par les Européens, intoxications attribuées pour la plupart aux barracudas, aux balistes, aux murènes, à certains clupes, aux carangues comme à un certain nombre d'espèces de « poissons rouges ». Les naturalistes modernes, d'ARCISZ (1950) à RANDALL (1958), donnent la liste scientifique des espèces incriminables dans la Mer des Antilles. Il n'existe actuellement aucun manuel en langue française permettant la détermination des poissons marins et des espèces dulçaquicoles des Petites Antilles, Le naturaliste est obligé, pour identifier les poissons, de recourir à des ouvrages américains ou hollandais, ou encore à des monographies toutes rédigées en langue anglaise. Ces livres, à de très rares exceptions près, sont anciens et difficiles à trouver en librairie étant presque tous épuisés ou rares. La publication que nous présentons ici n'a pas la prétention de pallier l'inexistence de documents en langue française sur l'ensemble de la faune ichthyologique antillaise; elle n'a pour but que de fournir au personnel chargé du contrôle du conditionnement et des marchés, aux armateurs à la pêche désireux de se renseigner sur les possibilités locales, comme à quelques esprits curieux, une documentation suffisante et illustrée, pour permettre une identification sûre et rapide des espèces dangereuses. Cette étude est née d'un besoin précis : les pêcheurs des Antilles françaises, maintenant guidés par une assistance technique qui reprend élémentairement les bases de la profession, se sont heurtés très rapidement au fait suivant : il était nécessaire de créer un conditionnement des produits de la pêche car quelques espèces de poissons commerciaux, saines dans certaines régions, sont vénéneuses dans d'autres, géographiquement toutes voisines, et doivent être éliminées du marché. Pour cela il fallait établir avec précision quelles espèces pouvaient être dangereuses, et donner aux pêcheurs, aux marchands et au public l'image exacte des formes incriminables. Si une espèce donnée peut contenir des individus vénéneux, tous les individus de cette espèce ne sont pas dangereux et des spécimens de la même espèce incriminables en un point ne le seront pas dans d'autres lieux de pêche. POEY (1866) a écrit: « ... il n'y a pas un poisson suspect sur dix mille... » Cela est sans doute vrai si l'on envisage le stock constitué par une espèce, mais ne l'est plus si l'on considère les concentrations géographiques. A travers l'expérience que nous avons acquise à Saint-Barthélemy, nous pouvons affirmer avec certitude que les poissons vénéneux sont bien groupés en isolats cernés par des frontières géographiques précises. De plus il apparaît très nettement que les poissons âgés, donc ayant atteint un certain poids, sont seuls responsables des accidents ciguatériques les plus graves. Le fait que l'ichthyologiste cubain POEY, 1866, ait imposé l'interdiction des poissons pesant plus de trois livres dans les espèces suspectes sur le marché de La Havane est très significatif. Un fait statistique observé à Saint-Barthélemy vient corroborer les notions précédemment énoncées. Un certain nombre de canots de pêche à la ligne à main, travaillant à l'accore méridional du banc de Saint-Martin, capturait surtout des « oreilles noires » (Lufianus buccanella (c. et V.), 1828) et des « vivaneaux » (L. vivanus (c. et V.), 1828) ; le poids des poissons vidés acceptés par le service de contrôle de la coopérative des pêcheurs de Gustavia avait été fixé à 1 500 g; des poissons de poids bien supérieurs à ce plafond ayant été acceptés par le conditionnement en janvier et février 1963, toute une série d'intoxications graves de type ciguatérique se produisit à Basse-Terre et à Pointe-à-Pitre de La Guadeloupe, lieux principaux de consommation du poisson capturé sur le banc de Saint-Martin. Le poids des poissons vidés exportables ayant été ramené à 1 500 g. les intoxications cessèrent. Il reste à étudier l'étiologie de la «ciguatera », forme la plus commune d'ichthyosarcotoxisme notée aux Antilles. L'accumulation des observations et des notes prises à propos des cas observés à Saint-Barthélemy, à La Guadeloupe, comme à La Martinique (1950) ainsi que les dissections effectuées sur les poissons capturés par les pêcheurs de Saint-Barthélemy nous permettront peut-être de conclure bientôt à ce sujet. Enfin. il faudra trouver le test biochimique simple et précis permettant de déterminer rapidement si un poisson considéré comme « redouteux» est vénéneux ou non. (Les poissons incriminables sont désignés sous le nom de poissons «redouteux» dans le patois de Saint-Barthélemy; la « ciguatera » est nommée « mal poisson ».) Les appellations vernaculaires créoles des espèces vénéneuses ont été établies à partir des notes prises depuis 1950. Cette liste est loin d'être exhaustive car il n'y a pas de domaine plus ingrat que la synonymie vernaculaire. Les appellations américaines, britanniques et hollandaises ont été prises dans les ouvrages publiés d'une part par le Fish and Wildlife Service (laboratoire de Biologie marine de Miami), et d'autre part par la Commission des Caraïbes. Kent House, à La Trinidad. 1959. relayée ensuite par le Secrétariat central de l'Organisation des Caraïbes, 1961. Hato Rey. Porto-Rico. Enfin. nous avons pu établir l'équivalence vernaculaire des noms de poissons utilisés à Saint-Barthélemy et à Saint-Martin grâce à l'aimable collaboration du Dr PETIT, chef de l'hôpital de Marigot à Saint-Martin. Les bases de la systématique que nous avons utilisées, pour replacer les espèces décrites dans un cadre cohérent. sont celles qui sont exposées par BERTIN et ARAMBOURG (1958) dans le troisième fascicule du tome treize du Traité de Zoologie publié sous la direction du Pr P. GRASSÉ: nous y avons fait de larges emprunts. (OCR non contrôlé)
Revue des Travaux de l'Institut des Pêches Maritimes (0035-2276) (ISTPM), 1965-03 , Vol. 29 , N. 1 , P. 1-130

Droits : Ifremer
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/1965/publication-4004.pdf
http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00000/4004/

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D29-0015

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.

Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Men see working in a small marina in Trinidad. Visable are small fishing boats typical of the Cuba's coastal settlements.
Cuba -- Caribbean region

Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
CFM1972_01a
Sheet 25: 1
http://ufdc.ufl.edu/CA01200380/00001

Résumé : When Henry B. Plant brought the railroad to Tampa in 1884, he opened the door for many businesses to locate and flourish here. The railroad was at the center of the city's economy. From downtown it went to Port Tampa where one could board a Plant steamship to Jamaica, Cuba, New Orleans, Bermuda or other destinations. A spur of the rail line brought the train up to the west front of the hotel so guests could depart the train and walk directly into the lobby. The Tampa Bay Hotel cost approximately 2.5 million dollars to build and $500,000 to furnish. Consisting of 511 rooms, some of which were suites of 3-7 rooms, it provided a degree of luxury never before seen in Tampa. Most of the rooms had their own baths and all had electricity and telephones. In addition, guests were surrounded by a varied collection of furniture, porcelains, Venetian-style mirrors, and sculptures gathered by Mr. and Mrs. Plant in their travels in Europe. The Tampa Bay Hotel opened in 1891 amid wide fanfare and celebration. Henry Plant's dream was now a reality. The newspapers of the day described it as "brightly illuminated, filled with sumptuous decorations, thrilling music and graced with turrets, domes and minarets towering heavenward and glistening in the sun." It was a Victorian palace. The hotel was a lively place with balls, tea parties, and organized hunts during the winter social season. It was open seasonally from December to April in the 1890's. Once a guest arrived at the hotel, he needed to be entertained. Guests went wild game hunting as well as fresh and salt-water fishing. Water sports were also included like sailing, rowing, and canoeing. For the less adventuresome, there were bicycles, carriages, and rickshaws to ride you around the property. The hotel also offered golf, tennis, shuffleboard, billiards, and even a racetrack.
(Funding) Funded in part by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Ephemeral Cities Project.
Tampa |z 1271000 |2 ceeus
Hillsborough County |z 12057 |2 ceeus
United States of America -- Florida -- Hillsborough County -- Tampa

Droits : All rights reserved. 2005.
D29-013