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Historic Orlando
Explore the history of Orlando through photographs, histories, brochures, newspaper clippings, maps, postcards, and more.
Featuring images of Orlando from before the advent of the automobile when horse and buggies traversed the earthen streets all the way t...
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History of the Orange County Library System
Before the Orlando Public Library came into existence, the Sorosis Club of Orlando maintained a circulating library for its members. This collection was initially on the second floor of the old Armory building on Court Street and was subsequently moved...
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John L. Tracy: A Patriot
Born on September 7th, 1927, John L. Tracy was too young to enlist in the military for World War II. But as soon as he was of age, he entered the U.S. Armed Forces because he wanted to serve his...
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Charlie French, Aeronautical Engineer
Charlie French worked 36 years for Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin) and served on the following projects before retiring in 1985.
Listen to Charlie French's interview:
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Dr. Benjamin W. Patz, Martin Marietta Company
1967 photo of Dr. Benjamin W. Patz, center, in a meeting with Martin engineers, management, and research scientists on the Solar Probe Project at Martin Marietta in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Phil Gregory, engineer, is seated to the far left.
Dr. Donald Bea...
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The Honorable Glenda Hood for Florida Libraries
The Honorable Glenda Hood at the Orlando Public Library with the commemorative artwork she donated honoring Florida Libraries.
Photo by Viviana Valencia-Serrano, October 25, 2017.
Plaque inscription:
These prints were donated to the Orange Count...
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Oral History Interview with the Honorable Glenda E. Hood, Part V
Oral history interview with the Honorable Glenda Evans Hood at the Orlando Public Library on February 20, 2018.
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Honorable Glenda Hood, you worked regarding Lak...
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Orlando Army Air Base
[The following Historical Sketch is from the 1959 Guide to the Orlando Air Force Base, Florida. Armed Forces Directory Service; Eugene, Oregon.]
ORLANDO Air Force Base has been an integral part of the Central Florida community since August, 1940, when the...
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The Martin Company
In 1956, Orlando was the growing center of a citrus industry. In September of that year the Baltimore based Glenn L. Martin Company announced that it had bought nearly 12 square miles of land southwest of Orlando to build their...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018
Mickey Bielski presented at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Program at The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida, January 27, 2018.
Program description:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2018. The...
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Oral History Interview with The Honorable Glenda Evans Hood
My name is Glenda Evans Hood and I was born in Orlando, Florida on March 10, 1950. I was born at the Orlando hospital which was called Orange Memorial Hospital on Orange Avenue. It was an old brick building and,...
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