Mills, James Calvin (sold)
James Calvin Mills (July 20, 1899 - October 25, 1977) was an American publisher, cartographer, tour guide, and hotelier. Born in Luisa, Kentucky, Mills grew up in Ohio before moving to Miami, Florida in 1925. Once in Florida, Mills became involved in real estate and the hotel industry and worked for Kirkeby Hotels and was the manager of the Kenilworth Hotel on Miami Beach in 1962. Mills also founded Mills Publications, Inc. in Miami and published a guidebook entitled 'Highlights of Greater Miami' beginning in 1942 which sold millions of copies. He sold the publishing rights to the guidebook around 1960, and, after leaving the hotel business a few years later, founded United Tours and ran that business for a few years before retiring. Mills married Vera Mae Smith (1912 - 1984) in April 1939, with whom he had one daughter.
A charming pictorial map of Miami created to promote tourism in the city.
Mills' Pictorial Map of Greater Miami.
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This is a separate issue 1951 James Calvin Mills and Carmel Wilson pictorial map of greater Miami, Florida. Pictorial vignettes mark tourist attractions, such as Monkey Jungle, Parrot Jungle, and the North Miami Zoo, as well as important local landmarks, including the University of Miami main campus and several hospitals and churches. Greyhounds and racehorses mark several tracks around the city. Waterfront buildings in Miami and Miami Beach provide a better understanding of the aesthetics of the two cities, while a line of people fishing on Virginia Key sheds some light on how people spend their free time. An ocean liner steams toward the Atlantic, while fishing and sightseeing boats ply the waters of Biscayne Bay. Of course, no pictorial map of Miami would be complete without vignettes of people frolicking on the beach and swimming in the ocean. (more details)