Martin Digital History

Orange Blossom special arrives in Miami, 1927

Item

Title

Orange Blossom special arrives in Miami, 1927

Description

Several men with beauty contestants in front of a train engine. Published in the Bradenton Herald (16 Jan 1927) with the caption "President S. Davies Warfield, of the Seaboard Air Line Railway, and members of his official party are shown being welcomed as the first section of the Orange Blossom Special arrived in Miami. Standing in front of the engine, which headed the first of the four sections, are, left to right: Miss Grace Mattison, as "Miss Hialeah"; Mr. Warfield, Miss Ruth Wooddall, as "Miss Miami"; Governor John W. Martin, Miss Erma Wooddall, Colonel Peter O. Knight, of Tampa, and E.E. Dammers, mayor of Coral Gables."

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white print; 6.9x4.6 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

HSMC-2023-018-ITB-d023
Thurlow-2024-034-005
2023.018

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Orange Blossom special arrives in Miami, 1927,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/4292.