The Weeki Wachee Springs State Park Christmas ornament! Part of the Swampy’s Florida Christmas tree! Please visit the park soon and see the mermaids!Location: Weeki Wachee Spings State Park, 6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, 34606(By the way: Weeki Wachee Springs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Warm Mineral Springs opened as a spa to the public around the time this postcard was sent in 1964. People from all over the world came who wished to heal in it’s waters of a constant 87 degree. Unfortunately, in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Dinky Line train in the Orlando rail yard around 1900. The train ran as part of the Orlando-Winter Park Railroad that started in 1889. The train ride was irregular and difficult and it wasn’t unusual for the train[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This offer is for me, Rob Smith, to illustrate any animals or fantasy critters. A location can be named. I’ll create the scene, pencil and watercolor on sizes requested: 5″x 5″, 9″ x 12″ or 11″ x 14″. As the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Baldwin engine was built in 1919 and, in the photograph, sits in Century, Florida, in 1960.Learn more about the engine and the photo by clicking here. It’s where I came across the photograph. Century, Florida, lines the Florida Alabama[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers the long gone TG&Y? How about Polaroid instant cameras? This advertisement appeared in the Bradford Telegraph in Starke October 27th, 2015 edition. . . . . . . . #Hallowwen #Camera #Photography #SwampysFlorida #TGandY #boo
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
Here is the repair crew for boats coming into the Pensacola docks in the early 1900s. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden.You can purchase a copy by clicking here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This advertisement has some very odd wording. Not sure what “Family Place” would have “Best Girl Friend”s to look for. There was an even odder worded ad that I can’t show here. At the time the wording for that ad[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1880s in the business district on the main street, Wire Street, in Fort Meade. This photo is from ‘In the Midst of All That Makes Life Worth Living: Polk County, Florida, to 1940.’ You can purchase a copy by clicking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a recipe from ‘Sparr United Methodist Chrurch’. This one submitted by, member, Margaret Caldwell. The book is from 1993. This cook book is currently not available for sale, as I can find. This book of recipes is part of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…