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Obituary of Leonard Wheeler
Title
Obituary of Leonard Wheeler.
Abstract/Description
Obituary written by author upon the passing of Leonard Wheeler. Likely prepared for inclusion in News Observer
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HCC0101SHC054
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Document (PDF)
Ruskin By The Bay - 1993
Title
Ruskin By The Bay - 1993.
Abstract/Description
1993 Marketing brochure created by the Chamber of Commerce for public distribution. Contains short history of Ruskin along with multiple photographs and descriptions of the culture and economy of late century Ruskin.
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HCC0101RUS204
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Document (PDF)
1st Music Building of Ruskin College
Title
1st Music Building of Ruskin College.
Abstract/Description
Photo provided by Aleta Jonie Maschek, labeled as 1st Music Building of Ruskin College. One of 2 surviving buildings of Ruskin College Fire in 1919. Note style presents similar features to President's home. Private Residence.
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HCC0101RUS198
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Image (JPEG)
The Kilcare
Title
The Kilcare.
Abstract/Description
One of the few known photograph's of The Kilcare. Piloted by A. P. Dickman, the Kilcare sailed regular shipping runs to Tampa to gather both supplies for the new community as well as transport prospective buyers in early Ruskin. For several years (1908 to approximately 1914), boat transportation was the primary route in and out of Ruskin.
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HCC0101RUS197
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Image (JPEG)
Memories of The Coffee Cup
Title
Memories of The Coffee Cup.
Abstract/Description
The Coffee Cup Restaurant was a well known, beloved cultural institution in downtown Ruskin. For 75 years it stood on the SE Corner of today's US41 and Shell Point Road. Today, it is a vacant lot. This history will present the story of the Coffee Cup Restuarant accompanied by line drawings created by local Ruskin artist, Everett Michaels (1925 - 2019).
Identifier
HCC0101SHC065
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Document (PDF)
The Ruskin Story from the Beginning
Title
The Ruskin Story from the Beginning.
Abstract/Description
Memoir by Clarence Harding on founding of Ruskin in the first decade of the 20th Century. Ruskin's earliest families discussed in some remembered detail, particularly George MIller, A. P. Dickman Family and Paul B. Dickman. The internal evidence in document that a very large part of this story was based on stories told to Harding by Paul B. Dickman. (Scholar's note: it would be important to double check on the complete accuracy of the information presented since these stories are based on...
Show moreMemoir by Clarence Harding on founding of Ruskin in the first decade of the 20th Century. Ruskin's earliest families discussed in some remembered detail, particularly George MIller, A. P. Dickman Family and Paul B. Dickman. The internal evidence in document that a very large part of this story was based on stories told to Harding by Paul B. Dickman. (Scholar's note: it would be important to double check on the complete accuracy of the information presented since these stories are based on memories and conversations, as opposed to written records.)
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Identifier
HCC0101SHC062
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Document (PDF)
The Story of The Coffee Cup Restaurant
Title
The Story of The Coffee Cup Restaurant.
Abstract/Description
This collection of materials was compiled and authoried by Aleta Jonie Maschek. The Coffee Cup Restaurant, a Ruskin institution at the corner of today's US 41 and Shell Point Road (a vacant lot is all that remains on the SE corner), was originally owned and operated by Paul B. and Ester C. Dickman. Most of the material contained in the collection was published in the News Observer (the dates are not shown on the material.) Digitized with the permission of the News Observer. Illustrations by...
Show moreThis collection of materials was compiled and authoried by Aleta Jonie Maschek. The Coffee Cup Restaurant, a Ruskin institution at the corner of today's US 41 and Shell Point Road (a vacant lot is all that remains on the SE corner), was originally owned and operated by Paul B. and Ester C. Dickman. Most of the material contained in the collection was published in the News Observer (the dates are not shown on the material.) Digitized with the permission of the News Observer. Illustrations by Everett W. Michaels, Ruskin artist.
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Identifier
HCC0101RUS147
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Document (PDF)
In Memorium George McA Miller
Title
In Memorium George McA Miller.
Date Issued
1919
Identifier
HCC0101RUS132
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Document (PDF)
1975 Senior Thesis - Women of Ruskin
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1975 Senior Thesis - Women of Ruskin.
Abstract/Description
Abstract of thesis written by Amy Diamond on the early women in Ruskin. There is a reasonably good bibliography that could help a researcher.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS145
Format
Document (PDF)
Porch of Hotel on Shell Point 1908
Title
Porch of Hotel on Shell Point 1908.
Abstract/Description
There are few photos of the old hotel, reportedly built on the site of native Ucita (native tribe who lived in the area at the time of DeSoto's entry in Florida) mound at the end of Ruskin's Shell Point. This picture, from the Joni Maschek archives and labeled as a 1908 photo of the Ruskin hotel was the first residence for George Miller and his family. In some of the interviews of the children (some of which are contained in the site, you will find references to their time in this hotel....
Show moreThere are few photos of the old hotel, reportedly built on the site of native Ucita (native tribe who lived in the area at the time of DeSoto's entry in Florida) mound at the end of Ruskin's Shell Point. This picture, from the Joni Maschek archives and labeled as a 1908 photo of the Ruskin hotel was the first residence for George Miller and his family. In some of the interviews of the children (some of which are contained in the site, you will find references to their time in this hotel. Miller's first goal was to create a town in the vicinity of the hotel, which he intended to call Venoa, was abandoned because of the difficult terrain at the end of Shell Point. At that point, he began searching for land on properties owned an abandoned lumber camp which included lands along the Little Manatee River where Ruskin is now located.
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HCC0101RUS403
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Image (JPEG)
Shell Point
Title
Shell Point.
Abstract/Description
Memoir by Clarence Harding of the Shell Point area of Ruskin, Florida,which lies between the Ruskin Inlet and the Little Manatee River on the extreme west end of Ruskin. Discusses the early oyster farm and factory, turpentine antecedents to Ruskin, and the families who, at various times owned land on Shell Point.
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HCC0101SHC060
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Document (PDF)
Shell Point Tavern c. 1980
Title
Shell Point Tavern c. 1980.
Abstract/Description
Photo of Shell Point Tavern, once part of Shell Point Fishing Lodge and Marina that was a popular tourist destination in the middle part of the 20th Century. Sunbathing, fishing, roller skating, and Olympic sized pool once stood on the site now home to Ruskin's Shell Point Marina.
Identifier
HCC0101RUS196
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Image (JPEG)
One of the craft exhibits at the Ruskin Tomato Festival
Title
One of the craft exhibits at the Ruskin Tomato Festival.
Abstract/Description
Black and white photograph of a craft exhibit with quilts and jarred goods at the 1930 Ruskin Tomato Festival. Recommended citation from USF Scholar Commons: Robertson and Fresh Collection of Tampa Photographs. Image 1516. https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/robertson_and_fresh/1516
Identifier
HCC0101RUS401
Format
Image (JPEG)