Opened in 1936 by Dick Pope, Sr. and his wife Julie Downing Pope, Cypress Gardens may have been Florida’s first ‘Theme Park.’ After decades of changing ownership and financial troubles, the park was re-opened in 2011 as Legoland Florida, retaining some of the original theme and gardens, but from the 1940s through 2003, Cypress Gardens was dubbed the ‘Waterski Capital of the World’.
Southern belles, water ski stunts, bathing beauties, swimsuits, this collection of black and white photos from
The Nurenberg Photographic Archive that offers a nice glimpse into 1950s Cypress Gardens.
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| Swimsuit group |
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| Swimsuit group |
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| Boat ski jump |
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| Boat ski jump |
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| Couple ski |
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| Girl ski |
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| Girl ski |
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| Man ski jump |
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| Men skiing |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Skiing group |
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| Southern belle |
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| Southern belle |
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| Southern belle |
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| Southern belle |
(Photo © The Nurenberg Photographic Archive)
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