Trilby’s attempt to photograph nature had him make a significant encounter with a typical Florida mosquito. You can learn more about Nature Photographers Day by clicking here:http://www.nanpa.org/events/nature-photography-day/……..#NaturePhotographersDay #Photographers #Photography #Cameras #Pictures #Happy #Celebrate #DailyCartoon #Mosquito #Florida #Outdoors #FloridaOutdoors Save Save
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Swampy and the gang salute our national flag! You can learn more about Flag Day by clicking here:http://www.usflag.org/history/flagday.html…… . #FlagDay #flag #AmericanFlag #Patriotic #Celebrate #dailyCartoon #Happy #Salute #American #Pride #AmericanPride #Celebration #florida #Patriotic Save Save
Alva doesn’t need a whole ear of corn, A kernel is more than enough! A great place to celebrate is at the Coney Island Drive Inn in Brooksville. Their fried corn-on-the-cob is the best Swampy’s Florida has had during our[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who remembers Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour? The Pig’s Trough? Today re-begins posts about matchbooks from Florida. The first one being quasi-Florida. The Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlours were only in select locations around the state, like Tampa, Altamonte Springs, etc. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hernando de Soto among the Apalachee by Charles R. Ewen & John H. Hamm My rating: 5 of 5 stars A terrific literal mapping out of DeSoto’s trek across Florida and his visit near Tallahassee. Very thorough and lots of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A favorite fishing spot in Miami was Pier 5 in Bayfront Park in Miami. It’s no longer there but you can still drop a line nearby. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida’ Annual Edition, Vol.1′ You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard was sent to Larence Casazza in St. Vincents Hospital, Jacksonville, by Ralph Cooper of the ‘Sick Committee, K of C & BPOE 221’. The message is hope that Lawrence gets well soon. This postcard is part of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the first band to raise the roof in Fort Myers in 1887. Mr and Mrs Thomas Edison had been amongst so many around Fort Myers that were played to by this brass band. This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of a larger pack of postcards of Orlando. The postmark is a bit tough to read involving what year in the 1920s. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida colleciton……#Flordia #Orlando #OrlandoFlorida #Postcard #FloridaPostcard #Cherokee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Postcard: Along Kentucky Avenue, Lakeland, 1915.
Here’s Downtown Lakeland along Kentucky Avenue. The view is looking north from Main Street. Munn Park is to the left outside of this image.
Swampy’s #Florida #Postcard: the Bandshell, Daytona Beach, 1944.
Here’s a 1944 postmarked postcard of the historic bandshell that still proudly stands along the beach in Daytona Beach. The postcard was sent to a Mr. Otto F. Werner in Syracuse, N.Y. What looks like, Alla and Dorothy honestly write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…