WILSON M. 'HAP' HARPER PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTON (P800), 1957-1971
| | This series contains photographs of Lakeland and surrounding areas of Polk County taken by Wilson M. "Hap" Harper during his career as free lance photographer and photojournalist with The Ledger between 1957 and 1971. The photographs depict various buildings, people, places, and wildlife in Lakeland and in the surrounding areas of Polk County. By far the favorite subject of Harper's camera was Lake Morton and the many species of waterfowl that inhabit the lake. More than half of the photos in the collection depict scenes of Lake Morton and/or various species of waterfowl. Other subjects include aerial photographs of Lakeland, Lakeland City Hall, the Park Trammell Building, the Lakeland Public Library, Munn Park in downtown Lakeland, the historic private residences of Greylocks and Mosswood in Lakeland, the Lakeshore Hotel on Lake Morton, the Polk County Courthouse, Florida governors C. Farris Bryant and Claude Kirk, Publix Supermarket chain founder George Jenkins, and U. S. Senator Claude Pepper.
The photographs are organized into the broad categories of Aerials, Buildings, Exotic Birds, People, Places, and Waterfowl and arranged alphabetically by subject within each category.
The photo at right is of the Park Trammell Building on Lake Morton.
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SERIES I: POLK COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHS, 1957-1971
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| BOX | FOLDER | FOLDER TITLE | DATES | | 1 | 1 | Aerials: Downtown Lakeland. See also P100, Series II | 1957-58 | | | 2 | Aerials: Lake Mirror. See also P100, Series II | 1957 | | | 3 | Buildings: Architectural Features of Downtown Lakeland Buildings | 1968-70 | | | 4 | Greylocks | 1963 | | | 5 | Lakeland City Hall. See also P100, Series III | n.d. | | | 6 | Lakeland Public Library | 1966, n.d. | | | 7 | Lakeshore Hotel (Lake Morton Drive) | n.d. | | | 8 | Little Rock Church (Rockledge) | n.d. | | | 9 | Mosswood. See also RG1000, Series IV | 1968, n.d. | | | 10 | Mulberry Depot | n.d. | | | 11 | Park Trammell Building. See also P100, Series IV and P720 | 1970, n.d. | | | 12 | Polk County Courthouse (Bartow) | n.d. | | | 13 | West Minister United Presbyterian Church (S. Florida Avenue) | n.d. | | | 14 | Wright Residence (Lake Morton Drive) | 1970 | | | 15 | Exotic Birds: Parrots | n.d. | | | 16 | Exotic Birds: Peacocks | n.d. | | | 17 | Negatives | 1961-71 | | | 18 | People: Farris, Governor C. Bryant | n.d. | | | 19 | People: Jenkins, George (founder of Publix Supermarket Chain) | n.d. | | | 20 | People: Kirk, Governor Claude | 1970 | | | 21 | People: Pepper, Senator Claude | 1958 | | | 22 | People, Unidentified | n.d. | | | 23 | Places: Camphor Drive (Lakeland) | n.d. | | | 24 | Places: Caxambas, Florida | n.d. | | | 25 | Places: Green Swamp | n.d. | | | 26 | Places: House Fire (Lakeland) | 1962 | | | 27 | Places: Lake Morton | 1968-71, n.d. | | | 28 | Places: Munn Park. See also P100, Series VI, P720 | n.d. | | | 29 | Places: Rock Ledge Area | n.d. | | | 30 | Places: Virginia Carolina Chemical Corporation | n.d. | | | 31 | Places: Winter Haven | n.d. | | 2 | 32 | Waterfowl on Lake Morton: Ducks | 1958, n.d. | | | 33 | Waterfowl on Lake Morton: Moorhens | n.d. | | | 34 | Waterfowl on Lake Morton: Muscovy Ducks | n.d. | | | 35 | Waterfowl on Lake Morton: Swans | 1969-71, n.d. | | | 36 | Waterfowl, Miscellaneous | n.d. | |
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