Tampa, Fla., Ybor City, 7th Avenue looking East. Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : (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 Centro Espanol de Tampa (Ybor City) 7th Avenue Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. P21-0154 | Partager |
Main Street, West Tampa, From City Hall. Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : While Macfarlane's subdivision formed the center of West Tampa, the participation and investment of his partners were essential to Howard Avenue and Union Street the area's development, from Columbus Drive on the north to Fig Street on the south from the Hillsborough River on the east to Himes Avenue on the west. Dr. Philip H. Collins owned the subdivisions of El Cerro, Collins' Addition, and Collins' Second Addition. His son-in-law George Nelson Benjamin obtained two large subdivisions in 1892 from William B. Henderson. He ended these orange grove properties and promoted the growth of West Tampa's industry,serving also as Treasurer in the West Tampa
Land Improvement Company and as Director of the Bank of West Tampa. (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 Main Street Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. P21-0243 | Partager |
1898 - Rough Riders Auteur(s) : Burgert Brothers, 1917- ( Photographer ) Résumé : At the outbreak of war with Spain in 1898, the U.S. Army was very small in numbers. This situation necessitated an immediate call for volunteers. President McKinley's appeal was overwhelmingly answered by a generation that had grown up in the shadow of their elders' Civil War glory.
One group answering the call was the First Regiment of the U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, headed by Colonel Leonard Wood, a distinguished army doctor and Medal of Honor recipient. The regiment was actually the brainchild of Theodore Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy and Wood's friend. Roosevelt, realizing his own lack of military experience, suggested Wood for the command.
The Rough Riders, as the regiment was soon known, comprised 1,250 men, including cowboys, Native Americans and eastern college athletes. Despite their dissimilarities, they were in excellent physical condition'a stark contrast to most of the other volunteer contingents.
The Rough Riders departed from Tampa in mid-June without their horses. They landed at Daiquiri on June 22 and two days later served with distinction in a battle at Las Guásimas.
Immediately prior to the conflict at San Juan, Colonel Wood was promoted to another field command, enabling Roosevelt as a full colonel to take command of the Rough Riders. On July 1, Roosevelt, having secured a horse, led his forces in a charge up Kettle Hill outside of Santiago. They achieved their goal and later in the day participated in the victory at San Juan Hill.
By seizing these heights, American guns commanded the harbor at Santiago. The Spanish position was imperiled and an abortive attempt by the Spanish navy to escape from the harbor was halted with devastating results. Spanish land forces surrendered shortly thereafter.
Roosevelt urged the Rough Riders' swift evacuation, fearing the continuing spread of disease. They returned to Montauk, Long Island, where they were held in quarantine before being mustered out in September.
More than one-third of the Rough Riders were casualties in the Spanish-American War, a fact that has led some observers to criticize Roosevelt for unnecessary risk-taking. Nevertheless, the Rough Riders became heroes to the American public and Roosevelt emerged as a major national figure. (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 United States Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. D20-012 | Partager |
Seventh Avenue, Ybor City), looking east Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : (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. P21-0151 | Partager |
A View of 7th Avenue from 15th Street. Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : "Facing east" (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 7th Avenue 15th Avenue Droits : All rights reserved. 2005. P21-0152 | Partager |
The West Tampa Business Association in a 1928 parade. Auteur(s) : Burgert Brothers, 1917- ( Photographer ) Auteurs secondaires : Tony Pizzo Collection Résumé : Men dressed as gauchos surround the West Tampa Business Association Float during a parade in West Tampa. (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. P21-0241 | Partager |