This unmarked postcard is of the restaurant and pier at the beach in Flagler County. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Postcards[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Lakeside Inn, Mount Dora, 1973. – Swampy’s Florida Postcard.
Here’s a postcard of the Lakeside Inn that has is noted 1973 to Mr & Mrs. Fraun Van De Water of Millbrook, N.Y. The note is from “E.” and states that they have spent “a most delightful time in a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Devil’s Millhopper, Gainesville, 1908. – Swampy’s Florida Postcards.
Here’s a 1908 postmarked postcard of the Devil’s Mill Hopper in Gainesville sent from Gainesville to a Mrs. R. Hildetch on Clark Street in Jacksonville. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the image on the back of a deck of Eckerd Drug Stores playing cards. Stores used to have their own brands of all sorts of things. Jack Eckerd’s Drug Stores were no different. They had combs, yo-yos, pencils….and playing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby becomes well aware of sharks. You can learn more about Shark Awareness Day by clicking here: http://www.oceanfutures.org/news/blog/national-shark-awareness-day . . . . . . . . . #SharkAwarenessDay #NationalSharkAwarenessDay #Sharks #Florida #Celebrate #Happy #DailyCartoon #Celebration #daily #cartoon #Fish #Aquatics #Ocean[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard – Hotel Chipola, Marianna, 1930s.
Still standing today is the Hotel Chipola in Marianna as seen in this 1930s postcard. The back of the postcard says that “Every Room with Private Bath. Modern – Fireproof”. Below is a recent view of the Hotel Chipola, now[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of the barnyard critters venture out to listen to Bunny’s reading of a children’s book. A short drive from wherever you are in Florida will have you finding barns across the state. Today is a good day to take a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida Postcard : Six Gun Territory, Ocala.
It’s Six Gun Territory! A perfect action shot of the show that once graced the property that was Six Gun Territory in Ocala. Opening in 1963 it combined with Silver Springs to pour hundreds of thousands of tourists into Marion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Trilby finds a picnic he can join! Bunny gathers a few of her teddy bears for a picnic with imaginary food and tea. . . . . . . . . . . #Florida #Teddy #Bear #Celebration #Daily #cartoon #Happy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It wasn’t until 1949 until shrimp was fished off Key West for the first time by John Salvadore. This photo was taken at the height of the shrimping season in the mid-1960s. Look at all those boats bringing tons of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alva’s offer of a sugar cookie from the picnic, though appreciated, is still a bit much for the stomach troubled Trilby You can learn more about National Sugar Cookie Day by clicking here:http://mobile-cuisine.com/did-you-know/sugar-cookie-fun-facts/…….#SugarCookieDay #Cookies #Sugar #Celebrate #Happy #DailyCartoon #Daily #Cartoon[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…