Florida Slide Collection

Florida Slides

The Florida Slide Collection comprises an extensive photographic collection of Florida. Within the collection, a large section comprises slides from around Palm Beach County and the City of West Palm Beach. There are smaller sections of slides from other areas in Florida, along with wildlife and vegetation.

A slide viewer available to view the slide collection.

Scope and Content

The Florida Slide Collection is a comprehensive slide collection that includes a smaller section from the West Palm Beach Mayor's Office. These items are being digitized and can be provided digitally. The finding aid for the archival materials is divided by type, alphabetized, and then sorted further by date.

Finding Aid

General Information

Title:

Florida Slide Collection 

Dates:  

1875 – 1980 

Language(s):  

English 

Restrictions on Access:  

None 

Copyright:  

All materials are protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S. Code). 

Arrangement 

The collection is arranged predominantly by type and secondarily by title and date. 

Preferred Citation for Slides:

"Title of Photo." (Year). Accessed from Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, Archive, Florida Slide Collection, digitization code, date accessed. 

Subjects 

Genre/Form:
  • Animals
  • Businesses
  • History 
  • Lifestyle 
  • Landscape 
  • People 
  • Store Fronts 
  • Vegetation 
Geographic: 
  • Florida 
  • Palm Beach County, Florida 
  • West Palm Beach, Florida 

Repository Details  

Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach  

Archive Room, 4th Floor  

411 Clematis Street  

West Palm Beach, FL 33401  

Contact  

Prepared by: Katrina Zarelli, 2025  

Phone: (561) 868-7765 

 

Box 1

Series: Palm Beach

Sub-Series: Beach – 20 Slides

Sub-Series: Bridge – 15 Slides

Sub-Series: Churches, Bethesda – 11 Slides

Sub-Series: Churches, Royal P. Chapel – 9 Slides

Sub-Series: Churches, St. Edwards – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Flagler Museum – 33 Slides

Sub-Series: Lake Area and Trails – 21 Slides

Sub-Series: Lake Worth Hist., 1896 – 17 Slides

Sub-Series: Ostrich Farm – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Bingham Estate – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Breakers, Pier – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Clubs – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Homes – 37 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Hotels – 42 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Hotels, Breakers – 19 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., People – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Port – 8 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Theatres – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: P.B., Transportation – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: Palm Beach – 9 Slides

Sub-Series: Printed Photos – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Royal Park – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Schools – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Streets and Businesses – 24 Slides

Series: West Palm Beach

Sub-Series: 1928 Storm – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: Airport – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: Churches – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: Downtown – 21 Slides

Sub-Series: Flagler Drive & Lake Front – 20 Slides

Sub-Series: Homes – 14 Slides

Sub-Series: Hospitals – 9 Slides

Sub-Series: Hotels – 14 Slides

Sub-Series: Parks – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: People and Groups – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: Postal Service – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Railroads – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Riviera – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Theater – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Businesses – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Cemetery – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., City Park – 12 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Clematis – 17 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Court House – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Crawford – 38 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Schools – 20 Slides

Sub-Series: W.P.B., Sundance – 8 Slides           

 

Box 2

Series: Florida – Places A to R

Sub-Series: Christmas, FL – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Cocoa – 41 Slides

Sub-Series: Daytona – 11 Slides

Sub-Series: Disney World – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: Ellenton – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Fernandina B. – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: Ft. Lauderdale – 28 Slides

Sub-Series: Ft. Myers – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: Ft. Pierce – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Gainesville – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: Hibernia – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Hobe Sound – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Jacksonville – 46 Slides

Sub-Series: Keys – 37 Slides

Sub-Series: Melbourne – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Miami and M. Beach – 37 Slides

Sub-Series: Naples – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: Nassau – 8 Slides

Sub-Series: New Smyrna – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Ocala – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Orlando – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Ormond – 9 Slides

Sub-Series: Pensacola – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Rockledge – 4 Slides

Series: Florida – Places S – Z

Sub-Series: Historical St. Augustine – 17 Slides

Sub-Series: Sanford – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Sanibel Island – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Silver Springs – 13 Slides

Sub-Series: St. Augustine – 67 Slides

Sub-Series: St. George Island – 11 Slides

Sub-Series: St. Mark's – 22 Slides

Sub-Series: St. Pete – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: Stuart – 65 Slides

Sub-Series: Tallahassee – 93 Slides

Sub-Series: Tampa – 11 Slides

Box 3

Series: Florida – Other

Sub-Series: Beach – 44 Slides

Sub-Series: Boats – 25 Slides

Sub-Series: Boats, Santa Maria – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Boats, Steamers – 12 Slides

Sub-Series: Canals – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: Colleges and Universities – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Dinosaurs and Museums – 20 Slides

Sub-Series: Florida – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Industry – 22 Slides

Sub-Series: Inlets – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: Intercoastal – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Landscapes – 23 Slides

Sub-Series: Lighthouses – 37 Slides

Sub-Series: Native Americans – 44 Slides

Sub-Series: Railroads – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Rivers – 35 Slides

Sub-Series: Roads – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Shells – 2 Slides

Sub-Series: Springs – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: St. Lucie Hilton – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: State Parks – 19 Slides

Sub-Series: Survey Camp (Rickards) – 5 Slides

Series: Mayor's Office

Sub-Series: City Place Construction, December 1998 – 27 Slides

Sub-Series: City Place Construction, March 1999 – 60 Slides

Sub-Series: City Place Construction, April 1999 – 25 Slides

Sub-Series: CityPlace and Convention Center Site Planes – 6 Slides

Sub-Series: CityPlace Elevations – 10 Slides

Sub-Series: CityPlace Renderings – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: CityPlace Text Slides – 13 Slides

Sub-Series: CityPlace West Residential – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Construction – 11 Slides

Sub-Series: Downtown Entertainment – 4 Slides

Sub-Series: Fountains – 7 Slides

Sub-Series: General Location – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Graphics and Special Features – 5 Slides

Sub-Series: Macy's – 1 Slide

Sub-Series: Misc – 1 Slide

 

 

Box 4

Series: Birds – Plants – Clouds

Sub-Series: Birds from around Florida – 91 Slides

Sub-Series: Birds not in Florida – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Birds of Florida – 35 Slides

Sub-Series: Clouds – 62 Slides

Sub-Series: Florida Workshop – 39 Slides

Sub-Series: Flowers – 58 Slides

Sub-Series: Other Animals – 3 Slides

Sub-Series: Plants – 47 Slides

Sub-Series: Trees – 60 Slides

Series: Damaged Slides – 21 Slides