Woodsawing events brought young people in to compete and help run steam out of showing off. Here’s one in Jackson county in the 1930s.
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It’s the early 1900s and barmen wait for the cowmen to come into their Buckhorn Saloon in Fort Pierce.
This photo is from ‘Florida Cowman’ by Joe Ackerman.
You can purchase a book by clicking here or below. Didn’t realize it has become out of print and has gotten so expensive. It is a very good book and is the best book written about the Florida cowman.
Here’s a familiar site to long time Floridians! Publix, Woolworth, appliance store, etc.
This photo is from Swampy’s friend Tim Hollis’s book, ‘Selling the Sunshine State’.
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Taking the Ocklawaha between Orange Springs and Fort Brooke (Now known as Ocala) the Okahumkee steamer would transport people and products. This photo is from 1876.
This photo is from ‘Vistorian Florida’ by Floyd & Marion Rinhart.
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