Today marks the anniversary of the start of, what would become, Bethune-Cookman University. Mary Bethune brought so much (Through very hard work) to that area of Volusia County through her leadership with the Methodist Church. So many folks need to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Swampy’s Florida History
Here’s an interior shot of the Exchange Bank in Downtown Tampa at the turn of the 20th century. The Exchange Bank was one of the earliest and longest running in Tampa. This photo is from ‘TAMPA: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow’ […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This C.C. Gantt’s was notorious for all sorts of shenanigans around Moore Haven in Glades County. The image was acquired by me from the Moore Haven historic archives a few years ago. Don’t know the date of the photo. .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a popular hangout in the 1950s, the Pensacola Dairy Company.Milk and ice cream were on the menu. This photo is from ‘Pensacola: Florida’s First Place City : A Pictorial History’ by Jesse Earle Bowden.You can purchase a copy by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Don’t know if these folks are coming, going or if all this was staged, but here they are in the Havana Special in Key West in the throes of the Depression in 1930. This photo is from ‘Speedway to Sunshine’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s not a great photograph, but an excellent image of an early typical hotel throughout Florida. In some ways (Awning & facade), this is a rather fancy looking Florida hotel. Especially for Bunnell, in Flagler County. In this case, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Marucci family had a home in Key West, 317 William Street in 1916. In this photograph is Celia Marucci in the sitting room of the home. The caption of the photo points out the piano, the prized possession of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Historic Photos: Cypress Gardens Water Ballet
‘Grace, speed and beauty of the aquatic ballet at Cypress Gardens challenge photographers.’ is the caption under this advertising photo for Cypress Gardens. This photo is from ‘FLORIDA The American Travel Series’ by Andrew Hepburn. You can purchase a copy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s the Presidential Pullman used by Presidents Franklin Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. This postcard isn’t postmarked, so it is very difficult to figure the date of the postcard. the train car is no longer in Fort Lauderdale. Now it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Photo from ‘Yesterday’s Florida – Volume 3’.
This photo is from, the 1990 photo book ‘American Traveler – Florida’. You can get your own copy of this coffee table book of Florida photos by clicking here: https://amzn.to/3sBd6ea This book is part of the Swampy’s Florida library.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Yesterday’s Florida, Volume 1 – Issues 1-8’. This book isn’t available right now. You can always check at another time. Books in Amazon come and go. Here’s the link for this rather large volume: https://amzn.to/3L1HLrd This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…