Here’s another of the 1880s postcards recently aded to the Swampy collection. It features Fort Mantanzas and a steamboat of the Ocklawaha River. Fort Matanzas has it’s name due to Spanish conquistador Menendez massacre of nearly an entire population of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is from a Fort Lauderdale folding postcard pack that wasn’t mailed, but appears to be from the 1950s. This postcard packet is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection. . . . . #Florida #Postcards #Postcards #Attractions #FloridaAttractions #Miami #MiamiFlorida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At the wheel of his delivery truck is B.B. Hawkins, the first distributor of Coca Cola in Fort Myers. Apparently he also sold Cherokee Ginger Ale. The child sitting beside him is his son, who took over after B.B.’s death. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The newest Swampy book premieres this weekend – ‘Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival’. The book was created for the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce‘s annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival. Swampy’s Rob Smith, Jr., writer and artist of the book, will[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This photo is from ‘Fort Meade – 1849-1900’ by Canter Brown, Jr. You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below.
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…
One of the legends of comic books, Joe Kubert died Sunday, August 12th, Joe was not born, did not live, or draw about Florida. However, Swampy’s handler, Rob Smith, Jr., me, did go to Joe’s school, The Joe Kubert School[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the New River near Fort Lauderdale a group of Seminole go hunting, 1904. They would later sell what they caught at the Stranahan Store in what is now Downtown Fort Lauderdale. From ‘Pelts, Plumes and Hides – White Traders[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…