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S0008 · Series · 1920-1942
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Mainly views of Miami Beach hotel exteriors, interiors, and grounds. Includes the Lincoln, Flamingo, Wofford, Breakers (North Miami Beach), Nautilus, Haddon, Pancoast, Roney Plaza, King Cole, Fleetwood, Boulevard, Sea Breeze, Blackstone, Floridian, Atlantis, Abbey, and other hotels. Some views are not of hotels: the Flamingo polo grounds (Miami Beach), W.I.O.D. radio station broadcasting towers (Miami Beach), and Ives Dairy (6 views). 332 views.

S0007 · Series · 1919-1936
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Views of hotels and hotel grounds in downtown Miami and Miami Springs. Miami hotels includes the Royal Palm Hotel, Bernie, Columbus, Halcyon, Miami Colonial, McAllister, Robert Clay, Roberts, San Carlos, Tamiami, and Urmey. Miami Springs views are labeled Kellogg hotel, which was the Battle Creek Hotel, now called Fair Haven Rest Home. 55 views.

S0010 · Series · 1913-1935
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Views of buildings in Miami Beach, Miami, Coral Gables, Adams Key, and Hollywood. Buildings include automobile dealers, garages, and filling stations; banks; clubs (beach, country, fishing, fraternal, yacht); companies (construction, FPL, Matlack Studios, W.I.O.D. radio station, etc.); city and county government buildings; Miami Beach hospitals; office buildings; recreation (beauty contest, bicycle racing track, dog racing track, tennis court, etc.); restaurants; stores (groceries, department, etc.); and theaters. 327 views.

S0002 · Series · 1921-1943
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Views of houses in the cities of Miami Beach and Golden Beach. Includes Belle Isle, Palm Island, Star Island, Sunset Island, Venetian Island, and, possibly, Fisher Island (Vanderbilt home). Includes homes located on Alton Road, Bay Road, Collins Avenue, Indian Creek, Ocean Drive, Pine Tree Drive, Washington Avenue, and other streets. Includes homes of Carl Fisher, Harvey Firestone, Colonel Henry Greene, and other prominent men. 659 photographic prints.

S0012 · Series · 1896-1940 (bulk 1896-1920)
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Series 12 includes copy work of photos predating Matlack's arrival in Miami, as well as photographs he shot. Views of Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah, Coral Gables, Dania Beach, St. Augustine, etc. Events include opening of Collins Bridge, confiscation of bootleg liquor, Roosevelt's 1933 trip to Miami, William Jennings Bryan, War of 1898, Palm Fete parade, etc. 269 views.

HMA0362 · Collection · 1896-1943 (predominant: 1918-1942)

The bulk of the collection are 5x7 photographic prints. Views are of places, building exteriors, events and people in Miami, Miami Beach, and South Florida. Examples of topics include: clearing mangroves on Miami Beach and construction of the Overseas Highway; Seminole and Miccosukee Indians, mainly at Musa Isle and along the Tamiami Trail; present-day Everglades National Park, Tamiami Trail and environs, present-day Big Cypress National Preserve, and Ft. Jefferson (Dry Tortugas).

Corresponding negatives exist for most of the photographic prints. 5x7 inch negatives include original safety negatives and direct duplicate negatives made from nitrate-based negatives. 4x5 negaives include original safety negatives, direct duplicate negatives made from nitrate-based negatives, and copy negatives made from the 5x7 prints.

Matlack kept several logs, which record number, date photographed, and, for about half the entries, brief subject. The photographer's logs are in several original, post-bound binders.

Matlack, Claude Carson, 1878-1944
S0014 · Series · 1919-1943
Part of Claude Matlack Photograph Collection - 1896-1943

Views of streets in Miami (Biscayne Boulevard, Brickell Avenue, Flagler Street, Miami Avenue, etc.), Miami Beach (5th Street, 23rd Street, Collins Avenue, Biscayne Avenue, Dade Boulevard, Espanola Way, Flamingo Drive, Lincoln Road, Ocean Drive, Palm Island, and Star Island), Buena Vista, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Ft. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Homestead, Magnolia Park, Miramar, Shenandoah). Views of parades include Armistice Days, American Legion, Shriners (1928 convention and other years), and Palm Fete. 261 views.