VIDEO
Fort Myers to St. Augustine, Florida Item Info
- Title:
- Fort Myers to St. Augustine, Florida
- Creator (Person):
- Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), 1884-1960
- Date Created:
- 1931
- Time Period:
- 1930s
- Description:
- Iowa State College landscape architecture professor Philip H. Elwood took students on a tour of the southern and eastern United States in 1931. The video shows the crossing of the bay at St. Petersburg and on to Fort Myers, where royal palms line the streets. Also shows the hotel grounds, Edison Park, and the winter home of Thomas Edison. From there the group travels to Coral Gables, where they visit small gardens, Hotel Biltmore, and the hotel swimming pool. It is then on to the Deering Estate in Coconut Grove, where they see the Italian details and the grounds of the winter home of Arthur Curtis James. From there it is on north past a golf club and hotel and past Miami. They see homes and gardens near Palm Beach and visit West Palm Beach. Annotation: Video made from original 16 mm film.
- Subject (Topic):
- Travel Architecture, Domestic Gardens
- Subject (Person):
- Elwood, P. H. (Philip Homer), 1884-1960
- Subject (Organization):
- Miami Biltmore Hotel & Country Club
- Location:
- Florida Florida--Fort Myers Florida--Coral Gables Florida--Palm Beach Florida--West Palm Beach
- Language:
- eng
- Source:
- Philip Homer Elwood papers
- Call Number:
- RS 26/5/11
- Archival Series:
- Films, 1927-1931
- Finding Aid Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9tz3j
- Contributing Institution:
- Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
- Publisher:
- Iowa State University. Library
- Extent:
- 00:17:15
- Medium:
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Genre:
- motion pictures (visual works) silent films black-and-white films (visual works)
- Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Digital Collection Title:
- Philip H. Elwood films
- Digital Collection Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9r20rw31
- Identifier:
- elwood27
- Filename:
- isu-elwood_27.mp4
- Item Permalink:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kd2g
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Fort Myers to St. Augustine, Florida", Philip H. Elwood Films, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
- Reference Link:
- https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9kd2g
Rights
- Rights:
- This item is protected by copyright and related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. No permission is required for noncommercial uses. For other uses, please obtain permission from Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives.
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