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1960s Photograph of William Gladden Jr.

Collection

The William Gladden Jr. Collection

Format

Original photographic print

Date

c. 1960

People

William Gladden Jr.; William Gladden; "Perrine Slim"

Location

Apopka, Florida, United States of America.

Historical Background

A photograph of William Gladden Jr. standing in front of a red truck in an agricultural area in Apopka, c. 1960. Mr. Gladden worked as a Citrus Grove Manager for Sharp’s Grove Services of Apopka, Florida, until his retirement in 1990. Mr. Gladden is wearing a baseball cap bearing the Dicofol EC logo. Dicofol EC is an organochlorine miticide/pesticide primarily used to control mites on fruit, tea, and cotton crops. Historically, it was most used in the United States (specifically California and Florida) and India. Because of its toxicity to aquatic life, its global usage is now heavily restricted, banned in the EU, and phased out of American agricultural practices.

Donor

Mr. Tarence Brown

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The Michael Gladden Jr.

Digital Archive

Elio Singer, Curator and Digital Archivist

Undergraduate Researcher

University of Central Florida

The Gladden Archive and its content are not associated with the Apopka Historical Society.

 

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