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Surrey

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Using a surrey as a taxi for a resort hotel, a man poses in the covered carriage in front of a tree. The city of Howey was founded in 1925, but its name changed two years later to Howey-in-the-Hills, reflecting the city's landscape.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Call Number (A6)01327

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W011EOS
Legacy ID
WHi 71748

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