1950s Silver Springs, FL Ross Allen, Seminoles Diorama

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SHK-13. This is one of the most unique and uncommon Silver Springs, Florida collectibles I have ever offered for auction. It is an unused full color stiff paper Diorama of 4 sights and scenes at Silver Springs, circa early 1950s. Some of the stiff paper pieces have separated, but all are unused and all pieces are present. The diorama was originally a four-panel folded insert contained within a large manilla mailing envelope titled: "A Gift From Silver Springs." This insert measured 32 x 15 inches, so each panel of scenes is approximately 8 x 15 inches in size. Printed on the front of the envelope are pictures of complelely assembled diorama and all 4 sights. These are: 1. Glass Bottom observation boat with tourists leaning out the side windows to feed the fish. 2. Ross Allen standing inside his glass sided snake cage and holding onto a snake while his giving a lecture. Numerous snakes are crawling around him on the floor. Ugh!! Ross is handling one snake and displaying another snake on a board in front of the cage. T are several punch-out snakes to be placed around the cage. 3. Open top wooden launch Jungle Cruise boat with passengers and including an extra 4 punch-out passengers to be placed in their seats. Another piece shows an alligator on the bank of the Silver River. 4. Seminole Indian Village showing a chickdee; a Seminole man and child feeding one of the very tame deer at the Springs (probably from Tommy Bartlett's); and a Seminole couple sitting in a dugout canoe. Women and children are sitting on the floor of the Chickdee and doing crfts and handiwork. The chickdee was a Seminole house raised above the ground on 3 or 4 foot high wooden stilts. It had a palm frond thatched roof, a platform floor, and open sides. As you can see from my pictures all pieces to the diorama are present. The two boat panels are attached together. The Ross Allen Snakes and the Seminole Village panels have separated from each other. T is toning and foxing on the panels and on the white color background of the diorama. The mailing envelope is unused, but very tattered. A couple of transparent tape repairs have been made to the backside of the envelope to prevent more damage. Very scarce piece of Silver Springs memorabilia. Please visit my eBay Store for more great values!!! Any pink, blue or yellow tint in the picture is from the overhead lighting. Unless I state that the item is tinted, then the tint was caused by our lighting and it is not on the picture itself. I DO NOT stop auctions and I DO NOT negotiate shipping/handling costs. Multiple purchases ON THE SAME DAY receive reduced shipping, but please wait until we invoice you! TERMS OF SALE: Please make sure you are comfortable with the following terms before bidding. 1. I combine purchases made on the SAME DAY to reduce the shipping costs as much as possible!!! 2. POSTAGE COSTS ARE VERY MUCH HIGHER FOR BUYERS LIVING OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. Please be aware of this fact before you bid. 3. I strongly urge my buyers to purchase postal insurance on their items. It is the responsibility of the BUYER to purchase this insurance. We accept no liabilities or obligations for any packages/parcels once they are mailed. If the buyer declines to insure his package he will have no recourse with the USPS if the package is damaged or not delivered. 4. ALL SALES ARE FINAL! No returns! 5. PAYMENT OPTIONS: We accept PAYPAL or Pay by money order and check, made out to Judy Osterhoudt. ALL Items are held until your check clears the bank. 6. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 10 DAYS OF CLOSE OF AUCTION. If you have a spam blocker program it is your responsibility to contact us. I seem to be getting a lot of emails back these days because they do not get through the spam blockers. read more

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