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Float of the Sallie Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for Armistice Day festivities in Sanford, Florida, 1920. Photo courtesy of the Sanford Museum, City of Sanford.
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The crowd filled with families and friends take in the sight of the annual Fourth of July fireworks at Naples Pier on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Scott McIntyre/Staff
On holidays we commemorate significant historical events, celebrate new years or new seasons, or honor our heritage. Using photographs from the past and present, Holiday Traditions in Florida, a traveling exhibit from the Museum of Florida History, examines how Floridians have celebrated these special days.
Holiday Traditions in Florida sparks both reflection and amusement with photographs from the past and present that depict how Floridians put their own special spin on holidays. The exhibit reflects on the Sunshine State’s environmental, cultural and ethnic diversity. Floridians have even fashioned holidays of their own over the years.
The exhibit presents images ranging from an Armistice Day parade in 1920, to swamp buggy races, to Christmas Island Style. Items and images from the MIHS collections, Collier County Museums collection, and loans from the community are included in the exhibit to demonstrate holiday celebrations that are unique to Marco Island and greater Collier County.
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A floating Christmas tree at the home of Colonel and Mrs. Robert Wheat, Fort Lauderdale, 1957. Photo courtesy of the State Archives of Florida.
Trumpeters with the ensemble Mariachi Aguilar Real perform at the Cinco de Mayo festival in Immokalee, 1996. Photograph courtesy of the State Archives of Florida.
The Soclof family at the Passover seder, Pensacola, 1947. Photograph courtesy of the Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach.
Underwater witch at Halloween in Rainbow Springs, Florida, ca. 1950-1960. Photo courtesy of the State Archives of Florida.
The Tuxedo Club in Tampa poses prior to the New Year's Eve ball, 1920. Photo courtesy of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System.
Sailing race at Marco Island's 10th Summerset Regatta Labor Day celebration, 1975. Courtesy of The Marco Islander, Winter/Spring 1976.
Swamp Buggy Days participants in Naples, Florida, ca. 1960-1970. MIHS 2015-20-3431.
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