In Tallahassee it’s the Florida Railway and Navigation Company locomotive in 1901. This is from ‘Pictorial History of Florida’ by Richard Bowe. You can purchase a copy by clicking here of below.
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In the 1920s the Thompson family just off Key West would capture sharks and later bale the meat to ship out to food shops and restaurants.
Jumping for dinner at Marineland! This photo is from around 1960. This is from ‘The American Travel Series – Florida’ by Andrew Hepburn. You can purchase one of these travel guides by clicking here or below.
Downtown Jacksonville, 1950. From ‘Yesterday in Florida – Annual Volume 1’ You can purchase one by clicking here or below.
Anyone taking a bus this morning? This is a photo of the bus taking folks to the Qui-Si-Sana Hotel in Green Cove Springs in the early 1900s. The photo is from ‘Parade of Memories – A History of Clay County,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Florida History text book is available now for homeschool teachers or, as I’ve been told, for anyone who’d like to read a short version of Florida’s history! Just $6 each and includes questions, projects and even my phone number[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy Live! Cartoon & Florida History Talks in Melbourne on July 28th, Saturday!
on July 27, 2012
at 8:52 am
Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr. is giving two talks at The Knowledge Exchange in Melbourne on Saturday, July 28th, from 10am into the afternoon. Rob will also be signing (and doodling) in his coloring books there. Rob will also be introducing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Tuesday Ads: Pompano Square Mall, 1976.
on April 5, 2012
at 6:00 am
Some very familiar names to Floridians that grace this 1976 ad for Pompano Square Mall.
Here are two pages of art from the first Swampy’s Florida Storybook: Trilby’s Flower that Rob Smith, Jr. will introduce at the 2012 Pine Castle Pioneer Days festival in south Orange County February 25th and 26th. Come on out[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s a token for the ‘Tampa Transit Lines, Inc.’ I believe this was for the old streetcars that have been long gone. Below is the other side of the coin. This coin is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.