Handing out copies of The Evening Independent: St. Petersburg, Florida

A few nice St. Petersburg Florida images I found:

Handing out copies of The Evening Independent: St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg Florida
Image by State Library and Archives of Florida
Local call number: JJS0177

Title: Handing out copies of The Evening Independent: St. Petersburg, Florida

Date: March 19, 1947

General note: A current (2012) nearby plaque in St. Petersburg reads, "On September 1, 1910, The Evening Independent, St. Petersburg’s first daily newspaper, initiated its famous ‘Sunshine Offer.’ Proclaiming St. Petersburg to be the ‘Sunshine City,’ Lew B Brown, editor and owner of The Evening Independent, vowed to give the paper away ‘absolutely free-without cost or condition-to subscribers and strangers alike…everyday the sun doesn’t shine on St. Petersburg.’ The offer, which remained in force until The Evening Independent merged into the St. Petersburg Times in 1986, attracted national attention, enhancing the city’s image as a popular tourist and retirement community. Over this 76-year period, the paper was given away only 296 times!"

Physical descrip: 1 transparency – col. – 4 x 5 in.

Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection

Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.myflorida.com

Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/245092

Dali Museum at Night
St. Petersburg Florida
Image by Photomatt28
Salvador Dali Museum at Night, St Petersburg, Florida

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