…and I better get “This Strip”… especially for $2!!! This hilarious ad is from a copy of ‘This Week’ from November 8th, 1953. ‘This Week’ was an advertising circular for many, many years around Broward County. If you have any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was a standard scene all over Florida prior to 1948 when new Governor Fuller Warren went about getting fences up to corral the cattle. This scene is along what would become Kennedy Boulevard in Tampa. This photo is from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bill Sparks found that tying a 500 pound jewfish to the front of his car, adding cow horns and painting spots on the fish garnered a ton of public attention to his tackle store in Punta Gorda in 1937. This[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bunny and Trilby appreciate a ride with the barnyard cow. AS Pasco Pete thought they should all be aware that they could ride on the shark he brought. #CowAppreciationDay #SharkAwarenessDay
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[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…