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Sunday Program In Airplane Meet, May 26, 1924.
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Unknown Publication
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Article presenting the event programming for the Southern Air meet which included items such as a twelve-mile race, dedication of Roberts Field, parachute jumps, 50-mile air race, and an air duel. Pilots from the Naval Air Station in Pensacola were partaking.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_5-26-1924_SundayProgram
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The Largest Ship Passes Through, February 26, 1928.
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The Providence Sunday Journal, Wide World
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Photo of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Saratoga passing through the Panama Canal on route to the Pacific.
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uwfnam_HJBBox3_2-26-1928_LargestShipPassesThrough
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Wills Case Ballots.
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Collection of the verdict votes cast by Klan members for the Wills case. Ballots were collected within paper packet and contain 15 guilty and 1 not guilty vote. Votes have no names attached to them thought eh packet does have Tom Wentworth stamped on the front and T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Inc. on the back. Also contained in the packet are three KKK membership promotion cards named for H. Whitaker, R.C. Wills, and S. L. (Last name indecipherable).
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0867.a-s
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Document (PDF)
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Undated Resolutions, ca. 1922-1928.
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Three page handwritten resolutions stating that the KKK is an important American patriotic institution composed of native white American citizens and that history textbooks read by the youth need to reflect those same ideals held by them. The letter further mentions that as held by Klan 57 of Pensacola, they are against the permitting of people of "whatever faith" from teaching and telling "our youth" things "contrary or derogatory to the facts".
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uwf_ht_00.84.26
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4 Page Pamphlet.
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Col. William Joseph Simmons
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Pamphlet, 4 pages, discussing the merits of the book America's Menace or the Enemy Within.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0271.b1-b2
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Ku Klux Klan Ledger.
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This ledger book documents membership and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Pensacola between 1922 and 1925. It includes a chronological list that documents payment of initiation fees, membership dues, special assessments, and the purchase of robes between October 1922 and December 1924. The ledger also includes financial information for the 1923-1924 fiscal year, meeting minutes for February to June 1925, an undated list of 487 members and their assigned robe number, as well as several...
Show moreThis ledger book documents membership and activities of the Ku Klux Klan in Pensacola between 1922 and 1925. It includes a chronological list that documents payment of initiation fees, membership dues, special assessments, and the purchase of robes between October 1922 and December 1924. The ledger also includes financial information for the 1923-1924 fiscal year, meeting minutes for February to June 1925, an undated list of 487 members and their assigned robe number, as well as several miscellaneous lists. Every page of this handwritten, disorganized ledger, including the front and rear covers, has been scanned. Pages 108-118 were removed from the ledger. The back cover includes the title: “T.T. Wentworth Jr., Bicycles Sporting Goods.”
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0448, uwf_ht_2016.035.0448
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McMillan Mill Company, Lands for Sale.
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Broadside or small poster of the McMillan Mill Company, P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1924. noting lands that they have for sale in Escambia County, primarily from Molino, Florida, north to the Alabama line. On the reverse side of the note about lands being offered, is a detailed map of Escambia County with towns, and villages noted. From the papers of Henry L. Hilton-Green, Accession M1976-13. On the map, the lands owned by McMillan (headquartered at Pine Barren, Florida) are...
Show moreBroadside or small poster of the McMillan Mill Company, P. O. Box 1415, Pensacola, Florida, circa 1924. noting lands that they have for sale in Escambia County, primarily from Molino, Florida, north to the Alabama line. On the reverse side of the note about lands being offered, is a detailed map of Escambia County with towns, and villages noted. From the papers of Henry L. Hilton-Green, Accession M1976-13. On the map, the lands owned by McMillan (headquartered at Pine Barren, Florida) are indicated by 'feathered' boundary lines.
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WF1455559534, uwf:48734
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This Is How The Speed Boat Races Yesterday Looked From The Air, March 8, 1924.
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The Miami Herald, W. L. Hamilton
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Photo of Miami bay hyrdoplane event. Three Peoria boats are pictured racing through the bay, spectator yachts are anchored afar, and another plane is pictured above. Photo by W. L. Hamilton, Underwood & Underwood, 1924, taken from a seaplane owned by Harry Rogers.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_3-8-1924_HowSpeedBoatRacesLooked
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Flier, In Flames, Rides To Victory In 50-Mile Race, May 25, 1924.
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Birmingham News
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Article of Captain A. H. Page, Navy pilot of Pensacola, successfully finishing his 50-mile race after his plane caught fire and landing after successfully dousing the flames in the air.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_5-25-1924_FlierInFlames
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Entries in Curtiss Trophy Race, March 8, 1924.
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The Miami Herald
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Photo and caption of Navy pilots entering the Curtiss Marine Trophy race alongside a mechanic from Paterson, New Jersey. Photographed by the Miami Herald.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_3-8-1924_EntriesInCurtissRace
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Miami Beach Takes Holiday To See Air and Boat Races, March 8, 1924.
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The Miami Herald, Beulah Whitney
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Article detailing the some of the events of the regatta held in Miami, Florida which included air and boat races. The photo in the center showcases Mr. and Mrs. George E. King, a retail magnate, who was attending the event.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_3-8-1924_MiamiBeachTakesHoliday
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, Additional Memorandum for Defendant.
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The Texas Company
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Additional Memorandum for Defendant (The Texas Company) in the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida regarding the contracted sale and delivery of oil.
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folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object21_1
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Pensacola Maritime vs. Texas Company, April 8, 1922 de bene esse Testimony.
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District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Florida
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1 page document which states that Frederick Roehl, N.O. Pedrick, W.J. Hammond, Biddle Hammond, Fenwick Eustis, _____ McLeod, and Andrew Hudson, witnesses on behalf of the plaintiff (Pensacola Maritime Corporation), will be examined de bene esse before Allan R. Beary, a public notary for the state of Louisiana.
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folder1206_pensacolamaritimecorpvsthetexascorp_object28_3
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Navy Flier Speeds 244 Miles An Hour, August 14, 1923.
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New York Times
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Clipping from the New York Times detailing Lieutenant Brow's 244 mile an hour record flight speed without the use of a dive, noting that he broke a record set only a few days before by Lieutenant L. H. Sanderson. The article was continued onto page four.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_8-14-1923_NavyFlierSpeeds
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244.15 Miles-Per-Hour Speed Record Established, September 14, 1923.
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Unknown Publication
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Clipping detailing Lieutenant Harold J. Brow's 244 mile an hour record flight speed as well as discussion whether the Verville-Sperry plane would quickly outpace this record at the St. Louis air races. Brow's technical history is profiled in the latter half of the article, noting his accomplishments in both design and aviation while part of the navy.
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uwfnam_HJBbox3_9-14-1923_244MPHRecord_3
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Membership Card for Escambia Klan No. 57, expired September 30, 1926.
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Membership card for Klan 57 of Pensacola, Florida dated September 30, 1926. The card has no assigned name and has the numbers 1069 in the lower left hand corner.
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uwf_ht_w.102.1439.b
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"The Old-Time Religion" Handbill, ca. May 1920s.
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Paul Crank, First Christian Church
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Single page handbill, brown and brittle with age and acid in the paper. Announcing "The Old-Time Religion" Special Services at the First Christian Church, Wauchula, Florida, Sunday, May 15th, at 7:30 p.m. "We must fan afresh the flickering flame of freedom in the hearts of the American people." "Come! let us face the truth, the whole truth and provide for it." Pastor Maj. Paul Crank. Also see: 2016.035.0392.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0446
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Letter to Pensacola KKK, June 16, 1926.
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Pensacola Ku Klux Klan, Unknown
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Scrap of paper with an address that was pinned to a two page letter addressed to the Pensacola Klan and a one page letter from and unknown author.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0379.a-d
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Letter to George Williamson, September 3, 1926.
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Unknown, George Williamson
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Unsigned, typed carbon copy of a letter on plain paper, dated September 3, 1926, and addressed to George Williamson. The letter tells Williamson he has been appointed to a publicity committee and his assignment is to "preserve a record of adverse publicity in the local papers." Williamson was directed to articles from the two Pensacola papers (Pensacola Journal and Pensacola News), to "attach the name of the paper and the date to the clipping and preserve these in a proper way that they will...
Show moreUnsigned, typed carbon copy of a letter on plain paper, dated September 3, 1926, and addressed to George Williamson. The letter tells Williamson he has been appointed to a publicity committee and his assignment is to "preserve a record of adverse publicity in the local papers." Williamson was directed to articles from the two Pensacola papers (Pensacola Journal and Pensacola News), to "attach the name of the paper and the date to the clipping and preserve these in a proper way that they will be safe for future use." Williamson is to give a tentative report at the meeting Friday night. See also; 2016.035.0358
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0359
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Unsigned letter to T.T. Wentworth Jr., March 30, 1927.
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Theodore Thomas Wentworth Jr., Unknown
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Handwritten paper on plain paper, dated March 30, 1927, and addressed to T. T. Wentworth Jr. The letter is not signed. The letter asks for investigation and resolution to the problem of Mrs. Nielson on South N Street, who is "doing things which will cause trouble in a Mr. G. Darbys family out there at the lighthouse. She will not stay away from there and she has a husband & a large family. Which she should attend to & let another woman's husband alone. 1927 City Directory shows a Christian...
Show moreHandwritten paper on plain paper, dated March 30, 1927, and addressed to T. T. Wentworth Jr. The letter is not signed. The letter asks for investigation and resolution to the problem of Mrs. Nielson on South N Street, who is "doing things which will cause trouble in a Mr. G. Darbys family out there at the lighthouse. She will not stay away from there and she has a husband & a large family. Which she should attend to & let another woman's husband alone. 1927 City Directory shows a Christian and Daisy Nielson at 611 S. N St. George W. Darby was 2nd Letter assistant at the lighthouse in 1927.
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uwf_ht_2016.035.0402
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