The advertisements below for Bissell’s “Cyco” Ball-bearing Parlor Queen carpet sweeper were published around 1905. The sweeper received many patents in the late 1800s and early 1900s in both the United States and Canada. [Accession No. 2010-6-1: Donated by William W. Holloway]
This machine was used to apply caps to bottles. [Accession No. 2002-13-4: Donated by Robert Habbard]
Walker H. Habbard, who resided at 314 W. C. Currington Road in Ponce de Leon, built this shoeshine box. [Accession No. 2002-13-3: Donated by Robert Habbard]
This one-gallon gasoline can, which was owned by Walker H. Habbard, features a handle and spring trigger. [Accession No. 2002-13-9: Donated by Robert Habbard]
[Accession No. 2002-13-10: Donated by Robert Habbard]
This Barq’s bottle crate and its bottles were the property of Walker H. Habbard who lived in Ponce de Leon. [Accession No. 2004-4-2: Donated by Robert Habbard]
These cans were found under the Robert Habbard house at 202 N. 5th Street, DeFuniak Springs. [Accession No. 2004-4-1: Donated by Ken Harrison]
This uniform, which was worn during World War I, was donated by Chris King, the grandson of Rubye Burton.
Rubye Burton, who lived on Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs, hand hooked this rug in the early 1960s, using the wooden floor stand pictured below to hold the rug frame as she worked. She cut beige wool into strips and hand-dyed them, thereby creating a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. At the time… Continue reading
This photograph of Walton High School’s first football team was taken on the grounds of Palmer College in 1921. The linemen were (from left) Walter Donnelley, Theo Griffith, Fuller Warren, Ralph “Bud” McBroom, Cletus Fuqua, Clyde McKenzie, and Earnest Walker. The backs were Ralph Spiers, Buell Ogburn, Bert McCall, and… Continue reading
