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A Guide to the
Mary McIsaac Photograph Collection

Overview of the Collection

Creator: McIsaac, Mary, collector.
Title: Miami-Dade County and Florida photographs,
Dates: 1940s-1950s
Quantity: 646 items
Abstract: Photographic prints primarily depicting the Miami area during and after World War II.
Identification: 2001-421

 

Scope and Content

Photographic prints of South Florida, including images from miniature sets sold to tourists. Topics include agriculture, World War II in South Florida, Florida attractions, Seminole Indians, Cuba, children, dwellings, solar heating water panels, sports, industry, occupations, leisure activities, Miami and Miami Beach.

Arranged first by size, then alphabetically by subject headings created by archives staff.

 

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Restrictions on Use

Permission from Historical Museum of Southern Florida staff required prior to reproduction of photographs in a publication. Please contact archives staff for more information.

 

Related Material

An 11x14 inch photograph of the Miami River has been separated, and is filed in the boxed, general 11x14 photographs.

 

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

McIsaac, Mary
Miami-Dade County (Fla.) -- 1940-1960

 

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Mary McIsaac Collection, Historical Museum of Southern Florida

Acquisition Information

Gift of James Nunes, 2001.

 

Container List

Series 1: 5x7 and 8x10 Photographs
 

Box Folder Contents
1 1 Agriculture
2 Bahamas
3 Beaches
4 Birds
5 Birds--Flamingos
6 Boats and Boating
7 Cattle
8 Children
9 Children
10 Clubs
11 Coconut Grove
12 Coconut Grove--Dinner Key
13 Cookery
14 Dogs
15-16 Miami-Dade County--Dwellings
2 1 Dwellings--Solar heating water panels
2 Everglades National Park
3 Florida
4 Florida--Attractions
5 Florida Keys--Overseas Highway
6 Gulfstream Park
7 Hialeah Park
8 Hobbies
9 Holidays
10 Industry
11 Industry--Construction
12 Miami
13 Miami--Aerial views
14 Miami--Attractions
15 Miami--Buildings
16 Miami--Dwellings
17 Miami--Federal Building
18 Miami--Freedom Tower
19 Miami--River
20 Miami--Street Scenes
21 Miami--Street Scenes--Biscayne Boulevard
22 Miami Beach
23 Miami Beach--Buildings
24 Miami Beach--Dwellings
25 Miami Beach--Hotels and Motels
26 Palms
27 Parades and Processions
28-30 People--Groups
3 1-2 People--Groups
3 People--Individuals
4 Plants
5 Saint Augustine
6-7 School Children
8 Sports
9 Sports--Baseball
10 Sports--Football
11 Sports--Riding
4 1 Sports--Swimming
2 Transportation
3 Turtles
4 University of Miami
5 Weddings
6 Windsor, Duke and Duchess of
7 Occupations
8-12 World War, 1939-1945
13 Miami--Postcards

Series 2: 4x5 and smaller photographs and postcards

Box Folder Contents
5 1 Agriculture
2 Airships
3 Airports
4 Beaches
5 Birds
6 Birds-Flamingos
7 Boats and Boating
8 Coconut Grove
9 Coconut Grove--Dinner Key
10 Coral Gables
11 Coral Gables--Venetian Pool
12 Cuba
13 Dade County--Court House
14 Dade County--Dwellings
15 Dade County--Parks
16 Fish
17 Florida
18 Florida--Attractions
19 Florida Keys--Overseas Highway
20 Fort Lauderdale
21 Fort Lauderdale--Dwellings
22 Hialeah Park
23 Hollywood (Fla.)
24 Key Biscayne--Cape Florida Light
25 Key Biscayne--Dwellings
26 Key West
27 Miami
28 Miami--Aerial views
29 Miami--Bayfront Park
30 Miami--Buildings
31 Miami--Churches
32 Miami--Federal Building
33 Miami--Hotels
34 Miami--River
35 Miami--Street Scenes--Biscayne Boulevard
36 Miami--Street Scenes--Flagler Street
37 Miami--Vizcaya
38 Miami--Waterfront
39 Miami-Dade County--Attractions
40 Miami Beach
41 Miami Beach--Aerial views
42 Miami Beach--Buildings
43 Miami Beach--Churches
6 1 Miami Beach--Dwellings
2 Miami Beach--Hotels, Motels, etc.
3 Miami Beach--Street Scenes
4 Orange Bowl Stadium
5 Palm Beach County (Fla.)
6 Palms
7 Plants
8 Reptiles--Alligators
9 Reptiles--Snakes
10 Sarasota (Fla.)
11 Seminole Indians
12 St. Augustine (Fla.)
13 St. Petersburg (Fla.)
14 Sports
15 Tampa (Fla.)
16 Trees
17 University of Miami
18 World War, 1939-1945
19 Bahamas
20 Florida
21 Ft. Lauderdale
22 Hialeah Park
23 Miami
24 Miami Beach
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