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- 1914-1993 (predominant: (bulk 1914-1944)) (Creation)
Extent
0.54 cu. ft. (316 photographic prints, 2 photo albums, 15 negatives, papers)
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Materials pertain to the Merrill family, their shipbuilding businesses in Jacksonville and Miami, and the early development of Miami Beach.
The collection holds two photograph albums with images of Merrill family activiites and the Merrill-Stevens shipbuilding business in Jacksonville. A group of loose photographs mostly show views of the development of infrastructure and construction on Miami Beach. Several of the Miami Beach images are captioned.
Other materials include a bound set of Quarter - Deck (Nov. 1942-Aug. 1945), which was publilshed for the employees of the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company, and a brochure for Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Company in Miami.
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gift
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Accession numbers:
1993-567 to 569
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- Merrill-Stevens Dry Dock Company (Subject)