Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida

This multimedia essay surveys digital resources documenting the heyday of Ybor City, Florida. Thanks to labor from Spain, Italy, and Cuba, Ybor City (located slightly east of central Tampa) became the "Cigar Capital of the World" in the early twentieth century. This guide organizes and exp...

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Main Author: Cameron B. LeBlanc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emory Center for Digital Scholarship 2009-12-01
Series:Southern Spaces
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Online Access:https://southernspaces.org/node/42759
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Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida
Southern Spaces
Industry and Labor
Latino Studies
Memory and Memorial Cultures
Music
Photography
Regional Studies
title Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida
title_full Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida
title_fullStr Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida
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title_short Preserving the Memory of Ybor City, Florida
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topic Industry and Labor
Latino Studies
Memory and Memorial Cultures
Music
Photography
Regional Studies
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