| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 5386 |  | Details | Holly Hill Grove and Fruit Company | 1923 |
| Fine brochure for Holly Hill Groves Davenport Florida with maps and views |
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Holly Hill Grove and Fruit Company |
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| 1923 |
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| $240.00 | Holly-Hill-Grove-and-Fruit-Company | Fine-brochure-for-Holly-Hill-Groves-Davenport-Florida-with-maps-and-views | Fine brochure for Holly Hill Groves in Davenport, Polk County, Florida with a map, views, and numerous 2-color photographs.
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<div class="indenttextblocksingle">1) A colorful view titled "<b>Diagram of Holly Hills Groves</b>" . With an inset view "A Five Acre Grove". 18" W x 6.5" H.<br>
2) An index or context map shows the location of Davenport, Florida in the center of the state. "<b>Map of Florida Showing Location of Davenport and Polk County."</b> 6.5" W x 9" H.</div>
Photos are of the orange groves in various states of completion as well as of the Holly Grove Inn, located along the Dixie Highway. Published during the early 1920's during Florida's real estate boom.
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The Holly Hill Grove and Fruit Company, with over 5,000 acres, was a subsidiary of Wilson and Toomer Fertilizer Company, owned by Lorenzo A. Wilson. The brochure was published as a marketing tool to promote sales of five-acre plots of the grove. <br></br>
32 pages. Soft covers. Folds to 5" W x 7" H. Printed by The Record Company, St. Augustine, Florida.
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