Photograph of African-American Tourist Group at Paradise Park, Silver Springs, Florida [1949]

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Unbound. Vintage black and white photograph. Framed. Image size approximately 7.5" x 4.5". Unexamined out of the frame, small nick and tear lower left corner else appears to be near fine. Group image of about 40 African-Americans posing in front of a tour bus and the sign for Paradise Park. The Park, located in north central Florida, is one of the largest artesian spring formations in the world, and was one of Florida's first tourist attractions, attracting visitors before the Civil War. Photos of African-American tour groups in the South are uncommon.

Item #393488

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Item #393488 Photograph of African-American Tourist Group at Paradise Park, Silver Springs, Florida [1949]