Tag: Orlando Public Library

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Orlando circa 1968
Explore the pages of a booklet published around 1968 with information and photographs from Orlando and surrounding areas including shopping, sports venues, education, leisure, employment, real estate and more. The purpose of the publication appears to be ... Read more
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Albertson Public Library
Captain Charles L. Albertson On November 10, 1921, Captain Charles L. Albertson, a winter resident of Orlando and a retired Police Inspector from Waverly, New York, met with the Orlando City Commissioners and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce to o ... Read more
Events
Remembering Dorothy Lumley Melrose and the Melrose Family
Memories of Dorothy Lumley Melrose and the Melrose family are shared by some of the family's lifelong friends, including: Alan Goforth, Richard Swann, Jane Newsom Beaty, Rodney Kincaid, Ron Strickler, Charlie Wells, and Cecil Moore. Recorded on April 16, ... Read more
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Louise Collins Orlando Public Library
ABOVE: Louise is the the lady in the blue jacket. This picture was taken at the Orlando Public Library in 1973. Louise Collins remembers  her fondest memories of the city beautiful, Orlando in this oral history interview conducted at the Orlando Public ... Read more
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Kris Woodson
Interview with Kris Woodson - Life in Orlando June 30, 2011: Kris Woodson talks to Shane Roopnarine about growing up in Orlando, her favorite Orlando memory, and gives us a glimpse of how things have changed in the City Beautiful. LISTEN (18:42) ... Read more
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Halloween 2010 at Orlando Public Library
ABOVE: Hogwart's residents from Gryffindor, Ravenclaw and Slytherin were seen working at the Orlando Public Library on Sunday October 31, 2010. Note: Slytherin students should not point their wands at teachers!!! (Jen, Rod, Kim, Amanda) ABOVE: Hogwar ... Read more
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Mary Lou Clutter James, FSSDAR interview
Oral history interview conducted by Orange County Library System librarian Ben Mittag with Mary Lou Clutter James, long time member of the Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recorded September 17, 2010. LISTEN (8:00) [audio ... Read more
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Helen Marie Struthers - Obituary
Helen Marie Struthers, originally from central Florida, died August 15, 2010, of  complications of an autoimmune liver disease with  which she had lived for 13 years. She  was 61. She is survived by her sister Elizabeth Struthers Malbon (Blacksburg, V ... Read more
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Light Waves Installation
"Light Waves" is an interactive glass sculpture located on the western wall of the Orlando Public Library. "Light Waves" was designed by artist Christopher Janney and contains a series of "touch plates" that trigger light and sound when activated by to ... Read more
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Orlando Remembered Display Case
When the San Juan Hotel at the northwest corner of Orange Avenue and Central Boulevard was slated for demolition, many citizens felt that the past was slipping away by wrecking ball and bulldozer and soon would be forgotten. The displays created by Orland ... Read more
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American Flag
The plaque at the base of the flag states that it was given to Charles W. Scott Col. USAF Ret upon release as an Iranian hostage. January 25th, 1982. Colonel Scott published a book entitled "Pieces of the Game: The Human Drama of Americans Held Hostage in ... Read more
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Love Ball Sculpture
The "Love Ball" was on display at the Orlando Public Library near the genealogy collection on fourth floor but was relocated during the renovation. It was created by artist Jennifer Wilfong. READ more about Jennifer Wilfong. ... Read more