Woman leaning against palm tree
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Material Information

Title:
Woman leaning against palm tree

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Virginia Key Beach Park (Miami, Fla.) ( lcsh )
Beaches--Florida ( lcsh )
Beachgoers ( lcsh )
Palms ( lcsh )
Genre:
Photographs
Coordinates:
25.735959 x -80.155953

Notes

Abstract:
A woman leans against a palm tree on Virginia Key Beach. In the background, another woman sits at a picnic table, facing the ocean. Virginia Key Beach Park was opened in 1945 and was known as "the colored beach" during the era of racial segregation in the South. The park was closed in 1982 due to high maintenance and operating costs and the park subsequently fell into disrepair. In 1999, a group of citizens formed the Virginia Key Beach Park Task Force to resurrect and restore this historic site. ( en )

Record Information

Source Institution:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust
Holding Location:
Florida International University
Rights Management:
Please contact the owning institution for licensing and permissions. It is the users responsibility to ensure use does not violate any third party rights.
Resource Identifier:
FIVK000054

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Aggregations:
Virginia Key Beach Park Trust