The black and white photograph was taken sometime after 1926 when the hotel opened. According to the description, the little girl is "probably Betty." I have not been able to connect that name to anyone associated with the hotel. The caption writer may have been making a little joke. Betty Jean Miller was a reporter with the local newspapers who, for over 30 years, wrote articles about St. Petersburg history. She wasn't born until 1931, but that would be part of the joke.
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| Citation: Wagner, Francis G. and Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, "Jungle Country Club Hotel (later Admiral Farragut Academy), foliage, child (probably Betty)" (1920). Florida Studies Center Gallery. Image 8181. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/flstud_gallery/8181 |
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| Left side of image, enlarged: there is a person standing near parked cars and a house can be seen behind the trees, possibly the golf professional's house where the radio station was located (see Live from the Jungle Hotel, It's St. Petersburg's First Radio Station). |
