Virgil R. Deane Collection Container List

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Personal / Group Photographs
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 1 Folder: 1 Group photo: [l-r] Virgil Deane showing camera to three unidentified men, additional cameras on table in foreground No number
Box: 4 Folder: 2 Group photo: Three men, one woman standing behind office desk. Sign in front: Cohen Brothers. (Photo mounted on board; in oversize box 4) No number
Box: 1 Folder: 3 Group photo: Three men holding framed Membership Certificate: "United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Jacksonville Beach, Florida" No number
Box: 1 Folder: 4-10 Group photos: Motorcade visitations by Jacksonville Beaches' Municipal / Chamber of Commerce officials to other Florida cities (Deland, Daytona Beach, New Smyrna Beach, Kissimmee, Orlando). Caption on no. 4: "W. D. Dickinson, Chief of Police Seymour..." No number (captions on inserts: 1,4,5,8,16,17,18? of series)
Box: 1 Folder: 11 Group photo: caption on bottom: Phi Mu Fraternity - District Convention, Ponte Vedra, Florida (5-10-47) 3804-2
Box: 1 Folder: 12-13 Group photos: Activities at WJVB radio station 4109-2; 4189
Box: 1 Folder: 14-15 Group photos: Parade (cars, children walking). 7030-1: Children carrying banner: "Don't stick your elbow out too far, it might go home in another car." 7030-5: Banner on car: "Driving or walking...Take it easy." 7030-1
Both photos: Sign on building in background: Jeter's Women's...Wear. 7030-5
Box: 1 Folder: 16 Group photo: Caption: Sub-Junior Womans Club of Jacksonville Beaches, Officers, 1951-52 9612
Box: 1 Folder: 17-18 Group photos: Award dinner (African American) 9962-1; 9962-2
Box: 1 Folder: 19 Group photo: Children at party (African American ) 11015-1
Box: 1 Folder: 20 Group photo: Group building fence in field (African American) 11961-1
Box: 1 Folder: 21-26 Group photos: Group at dinner event, podium with speakers (African American) 12936-1; 12936-2; 12936-3a,b; 12936-5a,b
Box: 1 Folder: 27-31 Group photos: Men in pine forest, standing near tractor / well 13011-1,2a-b,3a-b
Box: 1 Folder: 32-36 Group photos: Group at dinner event (African American) 14328-2; 14328-3; 14328-4; 14328-5; 14328-6
Box: 1 Folder: 37 Group publicity photo: Seven women surrounding fire engine. Banner on engine: "Come to the Fireman's Ball." 15808
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Beaches (descriptions refer to Jacksonville Beach / Pier unless otherwise noted)
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 1 Folder: 38 Aerial photo: Cars / people on beach. Jacksonville Beach Pier in background. No number
Box: 1 Folder: 39-40 Aerial photos: Cars / people on beach. Taken from Pier looking north? No numbers
Box: 4 Folder: 41 Beach activities: Daybreak on the Beach. Group sitting near hull of boat on beach. (11x14 photo, in oversize box 4) No number
Box: 1 Folder: 42 Beach activities: Swimmers in ocean No number
Box: 1 Folder: 43 Beach activities: Sunbathers, car on beach (between thatched umbrellas) No number
Box: 1 Folder: 44 Beach activities: Sailor, girl sitting on beach towel (in lower right corner: 6-44, J.R. Deane) No number
Box: 1 Folder: 45-48 Beach activities: people swimming, walking on beach (407-3-4: with cars on beach) 407-1,2,3,4
Box: 1 Folder: 49-51 Beach activities: People walking down to Beach from boardwalk; sitting on beach towels between cars 435-7,8,9
Box: 1 Folder: 52 Beach activities: Crowd on beach around lifeguard truck 1224-13
Box: 1 Folder: 53 Beach activities: Lifeguards lined up on beach (4x6 photo) 2185
Box: 1 Folder: 54 Beach activities: Crowd sitting on edge of Boardwalk looking at fireworks on Beach? (Night scene) 2409
Box: 1 Folder: 55 Beach activities: Two children playing in sand on beach 2409-12
Box: 1 Folder: 56-57 Beach activities: Two rows of cars on beach. Lifeguard trucks on left. 2574 a-b
Box: 1 Folder: 58 Beach activities: Crowd on Beach waiting for event. Boardwalk in background. Overhead photo taken from Pier? 2590
Box: 1 Folder: 59 Beach activities: Five girls walking on beach 2659-2
Box: 1 Folder: 60 Beach activities: Bathing beauty posing for photo (4 x 6 photo) 2803-3
Box: 1 Folder: 61 Beach activities: Two bathing beauties posing under umbrella on beach 2907
Box: 1 Folder: 62 Beach activities: Crowd on beach, children playing in sand 3675-3
Box: 1 Folder: 63-66 Beach activities: Two rows of cars parked on beach; Beach panorama, with Pier in background; swimmers in ocean; four people sunbathing on towels next to car 4009-11; 4230-2, 7, 9
Box: 1 Folder: 67 Beach activities: View of Beach and Pier. Taken from window in building above Boardwalk. 5417-2
Box: 1 Folder: 68 Beach activities: Cars driving on beach, Boardwalk in background 6387-1
Box: 1 Folder: 69-80 Beach activities: Motorcycle races on Beach. On sign: This Flaming Wall will be crashed by Freddie Ephrem on Harley Davidson ...Labor Day... 6929-1,3-8,11-12,14-16
Box: 1 Folder: 81 Beach scene: Waves crashing against Pier ? 6938-3
Box: 1 Folder: 82-83 Beach activities: Man with stethoscope inspecting large turtle surrounded by group of onlookers. 6962-8: Pier in background. 6962-4, 8
Box: 1 Folder: 84 Beach activities: Bathing beauty in surf holding float 7732-10
Box: 1 Folder: 85 Beach activities: Crowd pushing car back from incoming ocean waves. Pier in far background. 11890-21
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Boats / Intracoastal Waterway
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 1 Folder: 86-89 Views of Intracoastal Waterway 2931; 5064-4; 13163-1; 13163-4
Box: 1 Folder: 90-92 Boats docked at Marina 3760-5; 7056-4; 11121-3
Box: 1 Folder: 93-94 Intracoastal Waterway Bridge (Beach Boulevard bridge ?) 6797-1; 14442-2
Box: 1 Folder: 95-96 Boat-building activities 11913-1,4
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Hospitals
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 4 Folder: 97 The Beaches Hospital (photo mounted on board, in oversize box 4) No number
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Hotels, Motels and Apartments
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 1 Folder: 98 On building: R. M. Hotel (Robert Meyer Hotel ? Jacksonville, Florida) Swimming pool in foreground No number
Box: 1 Folder: 99 Beverly Court x461-1
Box: 1 Folder: 100 Unidentified apartment? 3352-1
Box: 1 Folder: 101-102 Unidentified motel cabins on beach 4550-1; 8084
Box: 1 Folder: 103 Carolyn Hotel Apartments 5559-1
Box: 1 Folder: 104 Unidentified motel cabins 6405-3
Box: 1 Folder: 105 Sandpiper Hotel / Coffee Shop 6530-1
Box: 1 Folder: 106-107 Aerial views of unidentified beach motel 15900-30,39
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Jacksonville Beach (Fla.) Boardwalk
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 108-109 Boardwalk activities: Crowd walking on Boardwalk. On photo, left corner: Deane photo, July 4th, 45. (2164: on side of building: Perkin's Bath House. Pier in background.) No number; 2164-19
Box: 2 Folder: 110 Boardwalk activities: People sitting at picnic tables under overhang 407-6
Box: 2 Folder: 111-114 Boardwalk activities: People roller skating at rink 407-7,8,9,10
Box: 2 Folder: 115-118 Boardwalk food stands: Joe's Kiddie-Land featured 771-1a-b; 6861-1,2
Box: 2 Folder: 119-120 Boardwalk activities: Crowd watching ceremony on boardwalk / beach. Officials at podium. 2345-5,6
Box: 2 Folder: 121 Boardwalk panorama from shoreline. Bath House, roller coaster, ferris wheel in background. 3847
Box: 2 Folder: 122 Boardwalk activities: Crowd on Boardwalk (ferris wheel on left) 5417-9
Box: 2 Folder: 123 Boardwalk activities: Group of schoolchildren walking on Boardwalk 6673-1
Box: 2 Folder: 124-143 Boardwalk activities: Games / Playland Arcade / Gallery, Shop, Dancing, Bingo, Swimming Pool, Bumper Cars, Carousel, Ferris Wheel 6899-5,6a-b,7,8,9,10,12,13,15a-b, 16,17,19-25
Box: 2 Folder: 144-145 Boardwalk activities: Roller Coaster rides 7752-1,3
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Ponte Vedra Inn (Ponte Vedra, Fla.)
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 146-147 Aerial view of Inn from Beach No number; 3929-11
Box: 2 Folder: 148 Aerial view of golf course 11469-9
Box: 2 Folder: 149 Exterior view: Main building of Inn No number
Box: 2 Folder: 150-152 Group photos: Serving and Dining Room staffs; serving staff at buffet table 2155-5; 2155-6; 11238
Box: 2 Folder: 153 Man and woman with tennis rackets, attire 2202-1
Box: 2 Folder: 154 Man and woman on golf course 2236-1
Box: 2 Folder: 155 Group photo: Women holding golf clubs 2758-8
Box: 2 Folder: 156-159 Group photos: Unidentified event at Inn 2791-1,2,3,8
Box: 2 Folder: 160 Cabin on beach 3305-2
Box: 2 Folder: 161 Interior view: Five women at card table 3362-3
Box: 2 Folder: 162 Panoramic view: The Inn 3376
Box: 2 Folder: 163-166 Lagoon at Ponte Vedra, The Inn 3925-6,8, 14,15
Box: 2 Folder: 167 Exterior view: Inn buildings 6130-1
Box: 2 Folder: 168 Interior view: Beach cabin adjacent to Inn 12916-1
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Restaurants and Bars
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 169 Exterior view: Mermaid Tavern x182-1
Box: 2 Folder: 170 Unidentified restaurant on beach 2424
Box: 2 Folder: 171-173 Exterior / patio views: Le Chateau Restaurant, (Atlantic Beach, Fla.) 2554-2,4,13
Box: 2 Folder: 174 Sea Gull Dining Room 3413
Box: 2 Folder: 175 Log Cabin restaurant 5150
Box: 2 Folder: 176 Bingham's Coffee Shop 6899-4
Box: 2 Folder: 177-178 Interior views: Unidentified restaurants 11399-5; 11899-2
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Retail / Business Establishments
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 179 Exterior view: Beach Lumber & Supply Co. 2471-2
Box: 2 Folder: 180 Exterior view, front: Piggly Wiggly grocery store 3724-1
Box: 2 Folder: 181-182 Exterior view: Langston's / Tip Top Food Market. Photos show brick streets of Atlantic Blvd. 5476-1a,b
Box: 2 Folder: 183 Exterior view: Cordell's Grocery Store 6280-1
Box: 2 Folder: 184 Roof view: Unidentified building under construction 6830-3
Box: 2 Folder: 185 Exterior view: The Beach Bank 6903-3
Box: 2 Folder: 186 Exterior view: Rhodes Furniture Store 8847
Box: 2 Folder: 187-190 Exterior views: Beach Blvd. / Southside Estates shopping center: Billups gasoline pumps / Auto Convenience stand, Zier's Hardware, Preston's Drugs, Daylight Grocery Store. In background: Southsides Estates sign, without Southside Blvd. overpass visible over Beach Blvd. 9745-2, 4,6,7
Box: 2 Folder: 191 McDuffie Jewelers exhibit case 11177
Box: 2 Folder: 192 Exterior view: Proctor's Hardware Store 14240-1
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Roads and Streets
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 193-194 Traffic on Third Street, Jacksonville Beach, with tennis courts in background x435-4,10
Box: 2 Folder: 195 Cars on beach road (AIA?) between sand dunes; Atlantic Boulevard - see Retail Establishments (Langston's / Tip Top Food Market); Beach Boulevard - Southside Estates see Retail Establishments (Beach Blvd.) x593-28
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Schools
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 2 Folder: 196 School building (On back: "Colored school") 6x10 photo 853
Box: 2 Folder: 197-207 Fletcher High School, Jacksonville Beach (Fla.), Yearbook photos?:
Wood Shop, with teacher 1768-10;
Library, with librarian / students 1768-13;
Class, with students / teacher 1914-2;
Group Club ? (20 students) 2982-4;
Music teacher ? with violin, piano 3383-2;
Class, with students / teacher 3383-4;
Science Project ? (6 students) 3638-5;
Football team (group photo) 4234-5;
Class - Study Hall ? 4901-5;
Home Economics class 4922-32;
Band (group photo - 7x8) 6174-1
Box: 2 Folder: 208 Group photo: Schoolchildren / teachers / parents ? in classroom with Santa Claus 6078-2
Box: 2 Folder: 209 Group photo: Band students with teacher (Elementary School?)(mounted on board) 8929-3
Box: 2 Folder: 210-213 Group photos: 13180-1,2: Schoolchildren; 13180-3,4: Teachers presenting gift in classroom (African American) 13180-1; 13180-2; 13180-3; 13180-4
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Miscellaneous Materials
Box Folder Description Deane Numbers
Box: 3 Folder: 214-215 Advertising sheets (2): Stock Pictures for Sale. December, 1953.Stock Photos for Advertising. 1955.
Box: 3 Folder: 216 License plate: Professional Photographers Society of North Florida.
Box: 3 Folder: 217 Order book, January 1945. On cover: "Photo work." Lists date, type of photo, name of client, charge, and collection status. On last page: "Dad's process for making plates - wet plates."
Box: 3 Folder: 218 Atlantic Coast Line News. March - April 1962. Cover photograph by Deane.