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FEDERAL WRITERS' PROJECT
American Guide
Daytona-Beaoh, Florida
A. W. Trainor
Feature: Arts & Crafts
(at New S ayna & Environs)
April 13, 1936,
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WOOD CARVING
WOOD CARtVING &
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residingg at
opposite New Smyrna on the
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the village
Le Dr. F. P.
Pola'nd.
A retired dentist,
he occupies his, time
oarving
pipes,
humidors,
canes, rings, bracelets,
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of cedar,
orange
and numerous native woods.
Being an authority on Egypiian
hiieroglyphs,
creations
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these as embellishments for his
These:. ar.tioces may be purchased'.
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Mr.r Jaok Henness6;', produ''e furniture and cake
carved wood. and -inlay work.
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Feature: Arts & Crafts (New Smyrna)
A. W, Trainor
Daytona Beach, Fla..
arts and crafts is located on Canal St., New Smyrna,
opposite*the Chamber of Commeerce. It is known as the
Women's Work Center. This center has existed since the
first governmental work set-up. It has functioned under
FERA, CWA, Red Cross, and IPA. The creations of the
group of women participating in this project have the
distinction of being utilitarian as well as artistic.
In the first rank of the productions of
the Center are the group of tapestries executed under
the direction of Mrs. Cora Wilson, supervisor. Three of
the 6 panels were designed by Mrs. Georgia Osborne and
the remaining ones by Miss Dorothy Morton. Mrs. zelia
Sweett, a descendant of one of. the settlers of The New
Smyrna of the last century, functioned as historical ad-
visor* -
Each panel is 31" x 42" and required 50
shades of yarn, combined in a great number of embroidery
stitches, anhoy of them unique. The completion of each
panel consumed about 3 months time and, -upon completion"
of all 6, it was-found that th Average cost was $100.00
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: The high ord r of this exhibit requires at
least brief explanation of the subject with which each
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ogioal order, they are as follows:
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Feature: Arts & Crafts (New Smyrna)
A. W. Trainor
Daytona Beach. Fla.
Ponce de Leon panel 1513,
Depicts the first contact of the Spanish ex-
plorers with the aborigines of Florida, The background is
indicative cf the scenery greeting the newcomers. The moon
and stars of the upper corners and the wavy motif of the
border is syabolio of the duration of the sea-voyage whila-
the lower corner views of the sun symbolize the direction
pursued by the voyagers, namely east to west,
Indian panel 1565.
Comprises 8 features of Le Moines drawings.
While the arrangement is original, the figures are careful
repvoduotions of Le Moine's characterizations, The border
reproduces a design found on a pottery fragment unearthed
in a Florida burial mound.
Mission of Atocuimi 1698.
The arrangement of the Mission walls, the
figures of the Monks and Indians, evidence the close rze-
lationship of these Francisoans and the first of the
American IndiansU to -embraaoe OhritiSanty ymbolio.of
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Turbull Set leof 1768.
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"A picture map embroidered, utilizing a
iereoent aeriet tey -map as .a' foundation. wthin it
achievements of the oolontAs are depicted. A portraiture
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Feature: Arts & Crafts (New Smyrna)
A. W. Trainor
Daytona Beach, Fla.
of.Mrs. Turnbull, wife of the founder of the oolony, is
executed on the lower-left hand corner; Numerous native
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animals are incorporated in the border, copied from an
old book on Florida spbrts.
Seminole Wars 1835
picturizes the burning of the plantations
that were developed under Spanish grants-and early Ameri-
can colonization. The costuming of the Seminole warriors
of this panel are adaptions from a picture of Osceola, the
Seminole leader, and an Indian shirt presented to a Mr.
Sams by one of the Seminoles several years ago. Also,
designs from pottery shards of the Indian mounds play a
role in the development of the border.
War of the States 1863
Artistically bordered by design of a
patriotic natu~ e, denoting the unity of the North and the
South, this pahel portrays the only Civil war engagement
to take place in this locality: the bombardment of the
Shield on hoe on OldA t D~i-curring uly 0 11, 0 -
and .... A,. ".t,' the U. 'ub s Hlenry A ew i : Penquin
were responsible- for the delc0ruotlon of the residence.
SThe following panels are particularly in-
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tin i :te 6h-h an that siteas h exist ian a rotd
WOw Smyrna at ehbich can be seen'physical evidence of the
Feature: Arts & Crafts (New Smyrna)
A. W. Trainor ,
Daytona Beach, Fla.
subjects of the panels:
Mission of Atoouimi 1696
Turnbull Settlement 1768
War of the States 1863
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Additional Products of the Woment s Work Oenter
The manufacture of hats of palmetto frond
and buds along with the trim. -Selling for as much as
"2.50 each, 1 doz. hats and 2 doz. bunohes of trimming
were ordered by a Fifth Ave,, New York, milliner. Gourd
dolls, known as "rattle-brain children" are unique.
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SNovelties of exceptional merit are con-
struoted of various shells, pieces of coral, and occasion-* -
ally seaweed, by Miss Elizabeth Fitch, Children's Librarian
of the ew Smyrna public Library.
SELL 8IUVENIR AD
Place cards, tally and souvenir cards of
shell a~e produced by a Mrs. Bob Fee of Edgewater, a
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Edited by A A. W.
April
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DAYTONAI BIEAOHT
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01 N'71J'
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Historical 'Site
Administration,
Survey (Locam), works Progress
New 8myrna.
Chamber of
Commerce
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of Research
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