Welcome and thank you for visiting the online exhibition of Here Comes the Sun: How Florida Became the Sunshine State in the 1960s. Created by students and for students, the exhibit showcases objects from the Florida State University’s Special Collections and highlights Florida in the 1960's and the state’s rise to Sunshine State status.
Explore the many components of Florida’s history in the revolutionary era of the 1960s – from tourism and space, to politics and entertainment.
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Lily Pulitzer Shift Dress
This dress is made of 100% hand screened cotton. The first Dresses produced officially by Lilly Pulitzer Company were manufactured in 1959 at a…
Orange Bowl, 1963
The Orange Bowl in Miami on January 1, 1963. The University of Alabama defeated Oklahoma 17-0. President Kennedy attended the game.
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