New Adventures in Digital History

Cabinet of Curiosity Revamped or An Exit through the Mind Shop

2012-01-27T17:19:00.003-05:00

What does Banksy have to do with any of this? The Cornell Fine Arts Museum (CFAM) is currently showing Leigh-Ann Pahapill’s exhibition “Likewise, As Technical Experts, But Not (At All) By Way of Culture,” a work that calls into question the meaning of space and the investment that we as a society place upon it to create place. Pahapill references artifacts from the Bertolt Brecht archive

Image Source

2011-11-29T15:52:00.001-05:00

This is picture of the "Osceola Lodge." Built for Charles Hosmer Morse in 1904, it is an early example of Victorian architecture in Winter Park.

2011-11-28T09:02:00.003-05:00

This is the front cover of a brochure about the Seminole Hotel and Winter Park written by Oliver E. Chapman and Loring A. Chase.

2011-11-28T00:24:00.003-05:00

This is George Morgan Ward pictured with Thomas Edison & Charles Campbell

2011-11-25T00:59:00.000-05:00

This is a picture of George Morgan Ward with his wife, riding in a carriage.

Winter Park Scenery

2011-11-24T21:55:00.001-05:00

One of My Primary Photo Sources

2011-11-23T01:04:00.002-05:00

Primary Source for Research Paper

2011-11-23T00:43:00.001-05:00

Primary Source Image Used in Research Paper: Boating on Lake Osceola, 1890s

2011-11-21T14:30:00.005-05:00

Boating on Lake Osceola, 1890s(near Old Seminole Hotel)

Oliver E. Chapman: primary source

2011-11-21T09:06:00.000-05:00

Homes and Winter Park Economy

2011-11-18T18:33:00.001-05:00

In Winter Park in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, homes were a social status symbol for the elite class of the Gilded Age. As Florida was being showcased to the emerging modern society of America, wealthy citizens looked at the it as an opportunity to further display their riches. Florida not only offered a dream vacation spot for people from the cold north, but also had no

Winter Park Homes

2011-11-18T13:06:00.002-05:00

In the late 1890’s the percentage of families moving to Florida for permanent was extremely low. In Winter Park itself there were only a couple of families who had moved to the area and built residencies. The home in the south quickly became an extremely important structure due to the extreme climate. Florida is very swampy and muggy; it gets up to 100 degrees during the

The importance of the home as a consumptive structure in Winter Park

2011-11-15T16:33:00.003-05:00

The home has much importance as a consumptive structure in Winter Park, Florida. For instance, the appearance of people’s homes often is representative of their wealth. Some people try to buy homes that “show off” their wealth by owning large, attractive structures that will “impress” people. In Winter Park, many “fancy,” large, and exquisite homes exist that people who are most often

Population Expansion, Iconic of the Guilded Age, Transforming Chicago

2011-11-10T23:16:00.000-05:00

One major factor of the Guilded Age was the dramatic explosion of the population in cities. Chicago was no exception, and its rapid population growth reflected the main trend in cities all over the US. Chicago joined New York City on the list of most populous and largest US cities during the Guilded Age. Just before they began work on the World Fair, Chicago passed the one million people mark.

The World's Fair

2011-11-10T22:44:00.001-05:00

When the Chicago World’s Fair Opened in 1893 the gilded age had already permeated the streets of Chicago. The Chicago experience brought on many gilded age transformations, but it specifically put a spotlight on the positives of the urban experience and the negatives of the urban experience. New urban systems were coming together to create a new city such as the power

Chicago World Fair and the Gilded Age

2011-11-10T16:30:00.000-05:00

One of the many aspects of the Chicago experience with the World Fair that reflects the Gilded Age transformation is the new buildings that make up the World Fair. These buildings were drawn and created by some of the best architects in the 19th century and they express the style of that time. As the 1890s was the industrial revolution, these new buildings are consistent with that revolution of

Chicago: A Discovery of the Social Affects During the Transition to Modern American Society

2011-11-10T15:37:00.003-05:00

Social life in modern American society was greatly affected by the growth and prosper of Chicago. Chicago represented a new chapter in U.S. history, quickly becoming the most popular city in the country. What Chicago brought to the twentieth century was the integration of modern technology and newer social systems. This was all stemmed by the World Fair it hosted in 1893. The fair opened bridges

The Chicago World Fair Reflecting the Guilded Age

2011-11-10T15:02:00.000-05:00

By the end of the nineteenth century, the city of Chicago had become the pinnacle of urban American cities. With a nickname like the windy city, Chicago was known for its talk of politics that would fly like the wind all around the city. Not only was Chicago becoming more industrialized, it was becoming the new hub of urban American culture. New technologies and

Chicago and the transformation of the U.S. during the 19th century

2011-11-03T21:11:00.001-04:00

This particular story of Jack the Ripper is a commentary on social stratification in London during the 1890s. The difference between the upper class and lower class in this story is extremely magnified; the story begins with a member of the royal family fraternizing with a member of the lower class and the consequences of that relationship. This story reflects the

The Story of Jack the Ripper vs The Gilded Age

2011-10-25T15:38:00.001-04:00

My first primary source is an article published in a newspaper that is based off an interview with George Morgan Ward. This source is very beneficial to me in writing my research paper because it is Ward’s thoughts and concerns about Rollins College. It is not what someone else believes Ward’s thoughts are about Rollins College. The direct quotes from Ward are

Primary Source

2011-10-13T21:41:00.002-04:00

For my paper I have decided to focus on George Morgan Ward. He had great influence on Rollins College and many changes to the school were made under his presidency. This booklet, found in the archives, gives insight on the changes happening at Rollins College when Ward became president. It also gives a bit of background on Wards previous occupations. http://archives.rollins.edu/cdm4/

Chapmen's Scrapbook

2011-10-13T21:12:00.002-04:00

I will be writing my research paper on the founding families of Winter Park and the events they encountered while building this community. One of the primary sources I will be using to complete my paper is the Oliver E. Chapman’s scrapbook that is currently in the Rollins Archives in the Olin Library. During his years in Florida, Chapmen collected newspaper articles

primary source

2011-10-13T21:06:00.002-04:00

For my paper i have decided to write my paper on the development of Winter Parks landscape and comparing the rich side and the "other side of the tracks" of winter park. I have found my primary source on the Olin Library website. http://db6fj4sr6x.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info%3Aofi%2Fenc%3AUTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/summon.serialssolutions.com&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:

Primary Source: In depth look into the landscape of Winter Park

2011-10-13T18:46:00.000-04:00

My first primary source is an article called: "The Persistence of the Planned Landscape: the Case of Winter Park, Florida" and it is by Hugh Bartling. This article is significant to my research because it discusses all the aspects of the history of Winter Park and how it connected with the time period as a whole. Around the 1890s through the 1910s- the Gilded Age- the push of society to

Primary Source for RCC Research Paper

2011-10-13T17:05:00.002-04:00

For my “RCC: Decade of Decision—the 1890s" research paper, I have chosen the topic of, “The development of Winter Park in the Gilded Age in relation to tourism in the era.” I visited the Olin Library Archive and examined a pamphlet that was written to entice people in the latter part of the 19th century to come to Central Florida, especially Winter Park: the pamphlet’s focus. This source can be