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THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS A COPY FROM AN E-MAIL RECEIVED BY A SHAREHOLDER. ALL THE PHOTOS APPEAR TO COME FROM THE STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF FLORIDA.
This Is What Florida Looked Like 100 Years Ago…
Have you ever wished you could go back in time? If you could, Florida would be a great place to do so.
There’s a reason so many people speak fondly of Old Florida. Florida has a unique and fascinating history, and we’d like to share a piece of it through these photos.
Some dates given are approximate, but they should all be at least a century old. This is what makes photographs so neat.
Train wreck on a bridge in Tampa , Florida 1906
Woman pulling a child on sled in DeLand , Florida 1890
People posed on a trolley car in Tampa , Florida 1892
Young men with Penny-Farthing bicycles in Tallahassee , Florida 1900
Cape Florida Lighthouse, Key Biscayne , Florida 1901
Young Cigar makers in Englehardt
& Co. in Tampa , Florida 1909 
Casino Pool in Alcazar Hotel, St. Augustine , Florida 1905
This hotel, built by industrialist Henry Flagler , is now the Lightner Museum . Recent visitors will recognize this swimming area as the museum's restaurant. It's still a very beautiful space, but it must have really been something to see it filled with water.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, 1880
July 4th parade in Delray Beach , Florida , 1914
Family using a railroad car of the Tavares and Gulf Railroad as a home in Tavares, 1915
Band awaiting the arrival of President Grover Cleveland in Lakeland , Florida 1894
Lady in white reclining on the beach in Palm Beach , Florida1896
Bath House, White Springs , Florida 1912
The remnants of the bath house can still be visited at Stephen Foster Memorial State Park .
The Breakers Hotel on Fire, Palm Beach , Florida 1903
The Breakers Hotel is a famous hotel built by Henry Flagler . It opened in 1896 and was rebuilt after fires in 1903 and 1925.
Sisters
posed with a Bible, Jacksonville , Florida 1897 
St. Augustine, Florida street scene, 1893
Women showing their ankles in Pensacola , Florida 1905
Railroad workers on a bridge in Lacoochee , Florida 1890
Florida orange pickers in a grove, 1910
Second annual Citrus Seminar: Gainesville , Florida 1911 The University of Florida was founded in 1853.
Woman with dog and rifle, 1915
State Library and Archives of Florida
The location wasn't given for this
photo, but it's just too cool to leave out. By the way, most Floridians know not to try this at home. Moss is full of red
bugs (Chiggers) that will make you itch like crazy.
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