University Photographs, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
Photographs used in the collection were taken from the Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection, the UCF Libraries, Special Collections vertical file,as well as, other purchases and acessions
Many of the images were previously included in the Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection and the Florida Ephemera collection. Both of these collections are housed in the University of Central Florida Archives.
The photographs and postcards were sleeved and placed in acid-free folders and boxes.
The entire collection is open for research.
The Florida Image collection contains images and picture postcards obtained from other UCF Archives collections, as well as purchases and donations . The majority come from the The Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection. The Mickler collection was partly purchased and donated to the University. Other photos within the collection originated in the Special Collections Vertical File. The Vertical File contains a variety of collected materials on University of Central Florida, local history, typography and book arts, and the West Indies, subjects relating to the collections held by Special Collections. Also included in the collection are images from the Children's Home Society of Florida collection.
Generally, images of individuals arranged alphabetically begin each subseries followed by groups of people and ending with unidentified images. The collection includes postcard images of scenes and places in Florida. Many of the photographs were originally part of the Thomas and Georgine Mickler Collection. The photos are arranged by series according to the type of image. The prints are mostly black and white, but a few are in color. The photographs and postcards have been arranged in nine series by subject
Series I: People, 1913-1987 contains photographic prints of individuals and groups that have been arranged in subseries from identifiable people and families to albums and ending with individuals and groups. Images, in this series, like those of the Pope family are significant to Florida because Dick Pope was the creator of Cypress Gardens, Florida's first theme park. Images of the Roper family are important because of this family's link to the Florida Citrus Industry and the Winter Garden area.
Series II: Places, 1903-1986 holds photographs of places and localities from around Florida arranged alphabetically. Disney forms the first subseries, followed by the John F. Kennedy Space Center, general localities and ending with a colleciton of photographs of Orange Blossom Trail in South Orlando.
Series III: Environment, 1899-1980 contains images of native wildlife, plants of Florida, ending with photographs of hurricanes.
Series IV: Miscellaneous Images, undated contains photographs and images that do not fit within any other series, but are still important to the memory of Florida.
Series V: Photo Postcards, 1898-1951 holds postcards that have either a genuine photograph or a printed image on one side. The printed postcards are divided into subseries by subject. The nine subjects include: Churches, hotels, localities, native plants, native wildlife, people, tourism, transportation and miscellaneous.
Series VI: Picture Books (Souvenir Albums), 1884-1969 contains albums and postcard books with many different images of Florida. The series is arranged alphabetically by title of book, and spans from Railroads to Locales.
Series VII: Carribbean Postcards, undated contains postcards with different images of Carribbean life.
Series VIII: Color Plates and Oversized Postcards, undated holds all the oversized postcards from the collection as well as a collection of color plates. Plates are whole-sheet illustrations, printed separately from text. The images in this series cover a wide variety of Florida scenery and locales.
Series IX: Negatives, 1907-1929 contains all the negatives of the collection.
More photographs may be found in the papers of individual University Presidents, as well as the Univeristy Photograph Collection. All these materials may be accessed in the Special Collections Reading Room.
Similar records may be found by searching under the following index terms.
This series is divided into subseries by identifiable families and individuals, ending with unidentified people. Several of the photographs and albums described in this series contain well-known and important Central Florida families. The series is generally arranged in alphabetical order by photograph title, however if found in an album, the photos are described according to their original placement in the album. One oversized photograph from this series is stored in the flat file.
Photographs in this subseries document children and care takers from the Daniel Memorial Home for Children. These photographs were originally part of the Children's Home Society Collection, also held at the University of Central Florida. Daniel Memorial was established in 1884 as the Orphanage and Home for the Friendless in Jacksonville, Florida. Daniel Memorial Home for children was incorporated in 1893. The organization is still in existence and now operates under the name Daniel. The photographs in this series date from approximately 1915-1925.
This part of the collection is made up of postcards that have a picture on one side.