Jacksonville Stars

JOSH GIBSON - NEGRO LEAGUE - TYPICAL STATUE - FROM http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OJLn55Em6WE/S8HZaoin1-I/AAAAAAAAEkY/9zS7DBLLvNk/s1600/pnc.josh%2Bgibson.jpg&imgrefurl=http://diamondposte.blogspot.com/2010_04_01_archive.html&usg=__B9nvuIA6R8GEnCN6MqyBZvp_fi0=&h=1600&w=1402&sz=294&hl=en&start=0&sig2=6eR0Qqnz7sBu-3E4IhaddQ&zoom=0&tbnid=kNxipWPDLqW-HM:&tbnh=149&tbnw=131&ei=YciUTcD3CI2jtgfcxP3nCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPNC.JOSH%2BGIBSON.JPG%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DrAi%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=157&vpy=129&dur=3668&hovh=150&hovw=131&tx=101&ty=98&oei=YciUTcD3CI2jtgfcxP3nCw&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

NEGRO LEAGUE - JACKSONVILLE - RED CAPS - FROM JHS - http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jaxhistory.com/Jax-Negro-League003.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jaxhistory.com/journal13.html&usg=__Fiit445ZHB06imPwO_WCWBvTTpU=&h=476&w=446&sz=153&hl=en&start=0&sig2=-SJjmIF1Z7Wr3HklluyOGg&zoom=1&tbnid=7N718mnrwqezYM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=122&ei=0sqUTfTsDcWDtge5xfztCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djacksonville%2Bnegro%2Bleague%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=753&vpy=73&dur=658&hovh=232&hovw=217&tx=138&ty=111&oei=0sqUTfTsDcWDtge5xfztCw&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0

MOVIE POSTER - TOM MIX - FAMOUS COWBOY STAR a friend that attended Wyatt Earp's funeral and was said "he wept." FROM: http://americancountryside.com/2009/12/ http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2009/12/TomMix2.jpg&imgrefurl=http://americancountryside.com/2009/12/&h=1104&w=900&sz=165&tbnid=LWWn6ESnLFLjeM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3DTOM%2BMIX&zoom=1&q=TOM+MIX&usg=__nrJMR-mLBSGBY64lmjtbKF0YPGg=&sa=X&ei=ysuUTam1Aou4twfE7oHoCw&ved=0CEIQ9QEwBA

RONNIE VAN ZANT - LYNYRD SKYNYRD - FROM progbeat-vvche.blogspot.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WWIy23PK7tM/TCdzvwEsKJI/AAAAAAAAIqA/OB7Zy2gsC1M/s1600/Lynyrd%2BSkynyrd.jpg&imgrefurl=http://progbeat-vvche.blogspot.com/2010/06/lynyrd-skynyrd-street-survivors-1977.html&usg=__8zflIN09RBMrjtIAa287aBGlnqY=&h=542&w=622&sz=71&hl=en&start=45&sig2=eO4nx7HXRyL-LZo7zY2Idg&zoom=1&tbnid=M-Mb_fy7BcHQZM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=147&ei=J82UTbLOCsrZiAKg5aCdCQ&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlynyrd%2Bskynyrd%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1524&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=594&vpy=277&dur=1611&hovh=210&hovw=241&tx=111&ty=124&oei=q8yUTYSRPNSltwft7NHnCw&page=4&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:45&biw=1013&bih=596

A Phillip Randolph FROM : boston.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2008/09/14/1221450440_0536/539w.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2008/09/15/tina_allen_created_sculptures_of_black_activists/&usg=__Ue4lsPuidobQ3wCIEtZxAXXmsgU=&h=411&w=539&sz=38&hl=en&start=0&sig2=gj2hxB8nuCkjGDybz1Ogdg&zoom=1&tbnid=1lT6YzIPWU1GdM:&tbnh=131&tbnw=172&ei=C86UTbibGcSBtgf-vLznCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Da%2Bphilip%2Brandolph%2BsCULPTURE%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=283&dur=999&hovh=196&hovw=257&tx=160&ty=90&oei=C86UTbibGcSBtgf-vLznCw&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0

RAY CHARLES STATUE IN GREENVILLE...BUT NOT JACKSONVILLE? FROM : raycharles.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.raycharles.com/other-img/Ray-Charles-Statue-in-Greenville-412x550.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.raycharles.com/news.html&usg=__hxBBAaFELW95y8IWHP6QVqFT6rw=&h=550&w=412&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&sig2=h3AYChoca3joiFeQRK4WcA&zoom=1&tbnid=arSUr1p-s7IW1M:&tbnh=139&tbnw=129&ei=Wc6UTduHB4mztwfAuqyVDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRAY%2BCHARLES%2BSTATUE%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=944&oei=Wc6UTduHB4mztwfAuqyVDA&page=1&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0&tx=55&ty=78

Scott Mc Kenzie, song writer performer during the turbulant 1960's and credited with a song that became a social mantra. "If you're going to San Francisco Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair If you're going to San Francisco You're gonna meet some gentle people there" FROM: bish-randomthoughts.blogspot.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_a2Z4d5bqq3o/SilvGwou_DI/AAAAAAAABZQ/PqXRh5eCYKw/s400/Scott%2BMcKenzie,%2Ba%2Bpost%2Bcard,%2B1969.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bish-randomthoughts.blogspot.com/2010/01/happy-birthday-scott-mckenzie.html&usg=__rpoJ-qFeALS7Im-Qhv7dB1FVVBA=&h=400&w=278&sz=33&hl=en&start=15&sig2=xcNk4n8UNMx174mZsOZDbw&zoom=1&tbnid=bSPI4ut8cH0_wM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=97&ei=0c6UTe3bGou3tgfNsqXvCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSCOTT%2BMCKENZIE%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C326&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=226&vpy=220&dur=127&hovh=269&hovw=187&tx=102&ty=148&oei=zc6UTd6mC8-gtgfd8unwCw&page=2&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:15&biw=1013&bih=596

MEINHARDT RAABE, Jacksonville's very own Munchkin from the Wizard of OZ, Born on September 2, 1915 – Meinhardt passed away last year, on April 9, 2010. FROM: findagrave.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://image1.findagrave.com/photos/2010/100/50907156_127100341356.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi%3Fpage%3Dpv%26GRid%3D50907156&usg=__qZuzMTE4fjipMgKxYXAANeaghGM=&h=601&w=450&sz=32&hl=en&start=14&sig2=8wXjubZj_4H2yfpTm_WLyg&zoom=1&tbnid=T3Bv5UR-S9IuOM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=115&ei=p9CUTevVMdSctwexuJzzCw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMEINHARDT%2BRAABE%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C376&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=403&vpy=229&dur=1380&hovh=260&hovw=194&tx=103&ty=208&oei=pNCUTZKQAYW2twfc4aDuCw&page=2&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:14&biw=1013&bih=596

Imagine this guy posed, crawling over the rail on the Riverwalk, Easily one of the most recgonizable of all Jacksonville Movie Stars, fans of the Creature From the Black Lagoon. know that Ben Chapman played the Gillman in the movie. The 50th anniversary celebration of the original Creature From the Black Lagoon film was in November, 2003. The film was finished in 1953 and debuted in 1954. Both the creature and MJ's Ocklawaha debuted in that year, which might explain a lot. FROM: hollywoodmoviecostumesandprops.blogspot.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GIchwvJ-aNk/TMNxRnE7tXI/AAAAAAAAVz4/wz3QVXcqdEo/s800/creature%2Bblack%2Blagoon%2Bposter.jpg&imgrefurl=http://hollywoodmoviecostumesandprops.blogspot.com/2010/10/creature-from-black-lagoon.html&usg=__DpS2Ug6t4GzlfgIwNCANXK6ryUI=&h=755&w=479&sz=103&hl=en&start=0&sig2=sSVRXngDJAHNah7ZosAKhQ&zoom=1&tbnid=Eq8N5VbCkOrYYM:&tbnh=135&tbnw=86&ei=6tCUTeW-Nomitgfnk-WNDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcreature%2Bfrom%2Bthe%2Bblack%2Blagoon%2Bposter%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=169&vpy=85&dur=2054&hovh=282&hovw=179&tx=141&ty=135&oei=6tCUTeW-Nomitgfnk-WNDA&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

Even though I am in California, my heart is in Florida as the best times of my life were spent in Jacksonville. OLIVER HARDY in a letter to HALLE COHEN. flickr.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3498/3463482608_0854e9a914.jpg&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/harveydogson/3463482608/&usg=__ccZ5R0_PHxlSX5_JR_Bd3JCBlHM=&h=448&w=500&sz=133&hl=en&start=15&sig2=ivrNAlvOvcR06zOWb0lmlA&zoom=1&tbnid=he11TANwEZzjTM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=149&ei=0teUTbOmI4matwfQ95iVDA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Doliver%2Bhardy%2BSTATUE%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3Dyr3%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C405&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=336&vpy=293&dur=1997&hovh=212&hovw=237&tx=123&ty=144&oei=ZdeUTf-YLZSctwfykKjoCw&page=2&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:15&biw=1013&bih=596

JEAN RIBAULT - save mayport village.com, http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3443/3379056962_a631feed9f.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.flickr.com/photos/diverdan363/page2/&usg=__kCSXJodCSNNb3dhnzUR6MVThjaE=&h=333&w=500&sz=136&hl=en&start=0&sig2=_S9fVa8ixHC7WTdnUi5PFA&zoom=1&tbnid=ztOSpFIno_6srM:&tbnh=144&tbnw=184&ei=G8OUTb6lJsiXtweVqPjeCg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djean%2Bribault%2Bpainting%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=228&vpy=103&dur=196&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=154&ty=88&oei=G8OUTb6lJsiXtweVqPjeCg&page=1&ndsp=14&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0

BILLIE BURKE, Glenda the Good Witch, had a retreat in St. Augustine, and chartered streetcars in Jacksonville on promotion tours. Pictured: Judy Garland and Billie Burke in a scene from THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939. FROM: altfg.com http://www.altfg.com/Stars/w/wizard-of-oz-judy-garland-billie-burke.jpg

Before there was a Liz Taylor there was Jacksonville's own superstar "Cleopatra" Theda Bara. Theda Bara (July 29, 1885 – April 13, 1955), born Theodosia Burr Goodman, was an American silent film actress - one of the most popular of her era. FROM: store.tidbitstrinkets.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://store.tidbitstrinkets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ThedaBara.jpg&imgrefurl=http://store.tidbitstrinkets.com/blog/%3Ftag%3Dtheda-bara&h=521&w=400&sz=28&tbnid=mcAr3nTxaqStSM:&tbnh=256&tbnw=197&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtheda%2Bbara&zoom=1&q=theda+bara&usg=__Yxve5-CGOaTyxe2saRZBsH9nWJI=&sa=X&ei=IduUTeOMA9GctwerifGJDA&ved=0CCAQ9QEwAQ

DOC HOLIDAY - Among the twenty-six gentlemen upon whom the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery was conferred was one John Henry Holliday of Valdosta, Georgia. Philadelphia, the "City of Brotherly Love", is far removed from Tombstone, Arizona - the "Town Too Tough to Die". Nevertheless, this John Henry Holliday who sat upon the platform of this graduating exercise was the same Doc Holliday who, on October 26, 1881, participated with the Earp brothers against the Clantons and McLaurys in the famous "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral". FROM: infobarrel.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/31754.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.infobarrel.com/Media/Doc_Holliday_%2831754%29&usg=__zPsUJ97lVyesvxV7ul-ZqBzaNaY=&h=536&w=360&sz=53&hl=en&start=39&sig2=BvFJVo1MEh-_bdJyRGjisA&zoom=1&tbnid=J9e4_q-Z08XidM:&tbnh=140&tbnw=88&ei=fN2UTbuhGcKBtgf1saz3Cw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DDOC%2BHOLIDAY%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C954&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=123&vpy=71&dur=620&hovh=274&hovw=184&tx=85&ty=134&oei=Y92UTcGOIoOFtgfP_pH1Cw&page=3&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:39&biw=1013&bih=596

Edmund Kirby Smith (May 16, 1824 – March 28, 1893) Born in St. Augustine. He was a career United States Army officer and educator. He served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, notable for his command of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederacy after the fall of Vicksburg. He was the only officer general Lee ever addressed by his first name. After the conflict ended Smith worked in both the telegraph and railway business, and also served as a college professor until his death. FROM: old-picture.com http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/pictures/Kirby-Smith-General.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Kirby-Smith-General-Edmund-Lt.htm&usg=__gsJnwIJV5_vV50AZX7T1dVEqetk=&h=870&w=550&sz=63&hl=en&start=0&sig2=M7yZt6fuO2vbmxULeYjsVQ&zoom=1&tbnid=cw3SIKc20JrXgM:&tbnh=139&tbnw=107&ei=Sd6UTbyyJ4HAtgfQg-X3Cw&prev=/images%3Fq%3DKIRBY%2BSMITH%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DG%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1013%26bih%3D596%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=102&dur=1296&hovh=282&hovw=178&tx=105&ty=145&oei=Sd6UTbyyJ4HAtgfQg-X3Cw&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

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