Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between
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Mrs. Culp Revisited: Feb. 21, 1937

Mrs. Culp Revisited: Feb. 21, 1937

A rainy day in Tampa

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Kathryn Smith
Feb 21, 2022
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Mrs. Culp Revisited: Feb. 21, 1937
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It was a rainy day in Tampa. At the Bay View Hotel, where the Culps lived and which Walter managed, Mrs. Culp played three-handed bridge in the afternoon until 4:30. After the rain cleared up, she took a walk by herself downtown. The Bay View was on Franklin Street, a block from City Hall. This vintage postcard from my collection gives a good view of so…

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