Here’s a 1907 photo of visitors to The Breakers in Palm Beach. On the left is a Vanderbilt, William K. Jr.Notice the “alligator” in Vanderbilt’s arms. This photo is from ‘The Breakers Palm Beach – A Century of Grand Traditions’[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Swampy’s Florida Postcards: St. Johns River, 1880s.
This card of the St. Johns River is part of a set that is unmarked but identified as coming from the 1880s. We’ve been featuring this set in the past few weeks. This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This undated postcard shows the Bahia Mar Yacht basin, the home of the famed Travis McGee. He lived at slip F-18 on the Busted Flush. John D. MacDonald created the hero of McGee and wrote 21 novels to tell his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The image depicts a mighty blustery day, much as we’ve experienced in our state in the past couple days. This postcard wasn’t mailed, but likely included in an package mailed. There is a note on the back from “Frank and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the hallway coming from the main lobby of The Breakers in 1996. This is from the book ‘The Breakers – A Century of Grand Traditions’ by Charles Lockwood. You can purchase one here: https://amzn.to/365xrNh . . . .[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Travelers and their dog make their way from St. Louis to Lake Worth in 1912. From ‘Lake Worth – Jewel of the Gold Coast’.You can purchase a copy by clicking here or below. https://amzn.to/35oHpoy
This is just half of a full page spread of locomotives from ‘Black Gold and Silver Sands’ by James D. Snyder. Trains were the way to transport sugar out of the Everglades area. U.S. Sugar had a team of trains[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Postcard Saturday: Palms along the St. Johns River, 1912.
This car is postmarked 101 years ago today from Miami. It was sent by B.P.F. to Clara Keene at Bird-in-Hand Lane in Pennsylvania. No city given. It’s a Thank You card for a Christmas card received and that they are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…