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[St. Davids Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida] / Geo. Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art

[St. Davids Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida] / Geo. Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y., c1886. — historic photograph
[St. Davids Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida] / Geo. Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y., c1886.. Historic photograph from the Niagara Falls collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[St. Davids Park, Green Cove Springs, Florida] / Geo. Barker, photographer, Niagara Falls, N.Y.

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Draped Spanish moss and a shaded park path set this view of St. Davids Park in Green Cove Springs, a small town on the St. Johns River in north Florida that drew visitors for its mineral springs. The print was made around 1886 by George Barker, a photographer based in Niagara Falls, New York, whose firm sold views of scenic and resort destinations to a national market. That a Niagara studio recorded a Florida park reflects how far the post-Civil War tourist trade had spread, and how Victorian buyers wanted pictures of warm-weather places they might never see. The copyright notation on the record shows the image was registered for sale, a common step for commercial views of the period.

Created / publishedc1886.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1880-1890.
Notes8859R U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsParks--Florida--Green Cove Springs--1880-1890. Spanish moss--Florida--Green Cove Springs--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,141 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-168305

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