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Description

Photographic version of an original black-and-white photographic postcard of the Robins Nest Hotel. Image depicts people standing in front of the hotel and on the porch. Typewritten on the front of the postcard was: Robins Nest, Sanford, Fla., and Maxwell and Rourke, Ice Cream Parlor. The Robin's Nest was named after Aaron Robins, and was located at 402 W. First Street in Sanford. The hotel was first mentioned in the Sanford city directory in 1909 as Robins Nest, and was renamed Empire Hotel in 1917. Inscribed on the back of the photograph is: 2004.002.0049

Date

1880s

Subjects

Postcards -- Florida -- Sanford -- Photographs.; Robbin's Nest Hotel (Sanford, Fla.) -- Photographs

Coverage-Spatial

Sanford (Fla.)

Coverage-Temporal

19th century

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

Museum of Seminole County History

CFM Storyline

Tourism and Hotels

Identifier

DP0004205

Size of Original Image

13 x 21 cm.

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information contact the respective holding institution.

Digital Publisher

Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.

Digital Reproduction Specifications

This image was derived from an uncompressed TIFF image scanned at a minimum of 400 dpi.

Date Digitized

2005-08-03

Disciplines

Photography

 
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