Richard P. Eckels West Florida Research Center Proposal, 1962

Collection

Identifier: MSS 467

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

One proposal (five pages plus a map) for a research center akin to what would later become Mote Marine Laboratory. The facility reflects some of the futuristic, hopeful energy of the late 1950s and early 1960s that inspired the design for Disney's EPCOT Center.

Dates

Creation: 1900s

Extent

0 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

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