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Champion's Spark Plug Ad Featuring Dickman Farms 1954.
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This Champions Spark Plug ad was created for inclusion in Farm Magazines in 1954. The ad highlights the significant contributions of the Dickman Farms, well illustrating both the vegetable farming and the cattle ranching aspects of the farm. Very good descriptions on the benefits of prepacking fresh vegetables as well as sourcing of silage for cattle feeding.
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HCC0101RUS296
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Clarence Harding Scrapbook.
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Clarence Harding wrote a significant number of articles on the environment, the history, and life in and around South County. This is a collection of articles written by Harding that appeared mostly in the Shopper Observer News, although there are a few articles from the Bradenton Herald.
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HCC0101SHC114
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Coffee Cup Ledger (Dickman) 1925-1926.
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This is the 1925-1926 Dickman's General Ledger from The Coffee Cup that includes transactions for Land, Loans, Income, and Expenses
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HCC0101RUS087
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Corn Packing Exhibit 5 ways.
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Packing exhibit of clean, cut corn, ready for household use. This was Dickman's most important innovation. His goal was to eliminate the wholesale middleman and prepare vegetables from farm directly to the home table, hoping to not only reduce the price, but increase profits by eliminating wholesale middlemen. Note that this exhibit has 5 different ways that the corn was packaged.
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HCC0101RUS279
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Corn Processing Station.
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Corn Processing station at Ruskin farms. This appears to be a quality check of uncut, but husked corn.
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HCC0101RUS286
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Corn Production: Ruskin Packaging Plant.
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Cut corn production. Ruskin
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HCC0101RUS049
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Creating Boxes: Ruskin Packing Plant.
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Creating boxes at the Ruskin Packaging Plant. Note Ruskin Brand on exterior of boxes.
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HCC0101RUS048
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Cultivating fields Ruskin Farms/Mechanical Cultivator.
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Mechanical Cultivator. Preparation of fields for crops. One of the first jobs required in the farm process
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HCC0101RUS396
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Cultural Resources of the Unincorporated Portion of Hillsborough County 1979.
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This extensive, and important, survey of historic sites in Unincorporated Hillsborough County was published as a planning tool and as a central repository or archival data on the physical remains of Florida's (specifically Hillsborough County's) history. This is an important record of the development of the County in that they provide a complete overview of the architectural and historic heritage of the county. The document was prepared following extensive on site visits, beginning in 1973...
Show moreThis extensive, and important, survey of historic sites in Unincorporated Hillsborough County was published as a planning tool and as a central repository or archival data on the physical remains of Florida's (specifically Hillsborough County's) history. This is an important record of the development of the County in that they provide a complete overview of the architectural and historic heritage of the county. The document was prepared following extensive on site visits, beginning in 1973 and concluded in 1979. The Preservation Board used this survey to identify, preserve. maintain, and protect the historic sites in the County. This survey does not contain information on sites within the incorporated areas of Hillsborough County. (Excluded are sites in Tampa, Plant City and Temple Terrace as they are the only incorporated sites in Hillsborough County. See the preface of Introduction to the Survey on pages 1 - 6 for a more complete description. The survey was updated in 1998 by the Department of Planning and Growth Management in HC, and continues to be used as the primary source document for historic sites managed by the Hillsborough County Historic Resources Review Board (HRRB) which is now tasked with oversight.
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HCC0101SHC063
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Dancing at the Coral Corral.
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Many types of dancing were a instant hit with guests at the resort and with locals as well. This couple is engaging in the very popular weekly square dances. On Friday nights, Millie and Sim provided dances lessons on the Cha-Cha, Merengue, Tango, Rumba, Fox Trot, Samba, Waltz, Basso Nova and Swing for the low, low cost of $1.75 per dance. The Coral Choral (which was in the same building as the Bahia Vista restaurant, but on the south side of the building) was often home to dance clubs, and...
Show moreMany types of dancing were a instant hit with guests at the resort and with locals as well. This couple is engaging in the very popular weekly square dances. On Friday nights, Millie and Sim provided dances lessons on the Cha-Cha, Merengue, Tango, Rumba, Fox Trot, Samba, Waltz, Basso Nova and Swing for the low, low cost of $1.75 per dance. The Coral Choral (which was in the same building as the Bahia Vista restaurant, but on the south side of the building) was often home to dance clubs, and dances of all styles, catering to all ages.
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HCC0101RUS392
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Deed - Hamilton Disston Land Purchase 1881.
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In 1881 Hamilton Disston negotiated with the Internal Improvement Fund of Florida to purchase, outright from the State, four million acres of overflowed lands at 25 cents an acre. Some of that land was in South County. On page 15 of this deed, find specific references to the location in Townships 30 and 31. Almost all of Township 31S, Range 19E is included in the purchase, which encompasses lands north of Ruskin, east of Tampa Bay in what is today's Apollo Beach area.
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HCC0101SHC016
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Del Webb Original Land Purchase Area: 1961, Sun City Center.
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The green area on this brochure indicates the location of the original 1961 purchase of land that was to become Sun City Center. Note item #6 in the brochure indicating a rumored super-highway. That super-highway was to be I-75 which was completed in 1985.
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HCC0101SCC003
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Del Webb with Joe DiMaggio.
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Del Webb was the developer of Sun City Center based on very successful town models he had created in Arizona and in California. He was also the principal owner of the New York Yankees from 1945 - 1964, a period of amazing success for the Yankees. Here he is pictured with one of the most famous Yankees to play during his ownership, Joe DiMaggio.
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HCC0101SCC018
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Descriptive Pamphlet of Hillsborough County, Florida.
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HCC0101SHC053
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Destined to Fail: Creating a "Hollywood of the East"in Sun City, Fl, 1925.
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In 1925, Sun City was the site selected for a planned movie colony designed to attract the movie industry to South County, Florida. The three men most responsible for this venture were ill-suited dreamers whose actions led to the demise of the colony. This paper explores this history of the planned movie colony and the men behind the effort.
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2018-11-03
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HCC0101SC004
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Dickman Cattle Ranch.
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Photo is of Clint Roberts, head cowboy at the Dickman Cattle Ranch. The ranch, known as the Bar-D-Bar ranch, was located south of Ruskin between the town and the Little Manatee River. Cattle were also grazed on the land that is now occupied by Apollo Beach.
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1947
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HCC0101RUS188
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Dickman Farms Packing Main Office Staff.
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Paul Dickman (2nd from left in back row) with Main Office Staff of Ruskin Consumer Packed Vegetables
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HCC0101RUS239
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Dickman Realty Brochure: Enchanted Circle.
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Locally produced marketing brochure by Dickman Realty on the Enchanted Circle towns of Bahia Beach, Ruskin and Sun City Center. Because Sun City Center opened in January 1961, it is likely that this brochure was created c. 1962. Photos of homes on Bahia Beach were typical of construction.
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HCC0101RUS234
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Diving at Bahia Beach.
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HCC0101RUS064
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Downtown Ruskin 1950s.
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Photo of shopping area in downtown Ruskin, 1950s. Photo: courtesy of HIllsborough County Public Library System
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HCC0101RUS414
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