This postcard wasn’t mailed, so it’s unclear when this postcard came about. Someone with a great understanding of Tampa history would know better. Please leave any thoughts below. This postcard is partof the Swampy’s Florida collection. #Tampa #FloridaEvent #Gasparilla #Collectible[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an advertisement from the Miami News, March 3rd, 1960, you are unlikely to see today. Not just because of the price or because of portraying a child as a child. But because of the obvious hand done layout of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since this postcard, the First Baptist Church in St. Petersburg has moved. The nearby Episcopal church bought the property in 1990. In 1994 the building the designated as a local historic landmark. Eventually the bulk of the building was demolished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A school bus carrying children from a logging community known as Rouxville to school in Punta Gorda. This photo is from ‘Our Fascinating Past – Charlotte Harbor: The Later Years’ by Lindsey Williams & U.S. Cleveland.Click here to get your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Found this amongst the cartoons on the comics pages of the Sarasota Journal: Alvin & Bert. This used to be a common sight in the comics section a long time ago. Kept many a cartoonist busy across the U.S. These[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection…..#Church #Sunday #DaytonaBEach #FlordiaLife #Floridalifestyle
It’s 1911 at the Alger-Sullivan lumber camp number 8 and these folks take a break for a photo of them and their giant metal steeds. This photo is from Florida Memory
Here’s a photo of a train cutting the ribbon at the opening of the Fort Lauderdale train station in 1956. The photo is from the Florida State Photo Archives. . . . . #Trains #Railroad #Transportation #FloridaTravel #FloridaTransportation #Travel #USTRAvel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida Friday Train Stops: in Pensacola,1906, by way of the Shorpy Photo Archive site. An extraordinary image colorized. Click here to see the full image on the Shorpy website: http://www.shorpy.com/node/10833 If you haven’t “Like”d the Shorpy Facebook page, please[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
The back of the postcard states: “… a view of the south end of the beach showing some of the beautiful motels and hotels on the West Coast.” Now the card would feature a wall of condos and huge hotels.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A successful turkey hunter in Fernandina Beach in 1949. This photo is from Literary Florida , May 1949. . . . . . . . . #Thanksgiving #Turkey #Hunt #Hunting ##FernandinaBeach Save