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A Mule and Wagon

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Summary:
A mule and wagon was the common method of transportation on Sanibel at the turn of the century, from the steamer docks on the north bayside of the island to the hotels, most on the Gulf beaches. The photo is possibly taken at the Matthews Hotel, later called the Island Inn.
Title: A Mule and Wagon.
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Name(s): Sears family
Type of Resource: still image
Issuance: single unit
Physical Form: electronic resource
Extent: 1 black and white photograph
Summary: A mule and wagon was the common method of transportation on Sanibel at the turn of the century, from the steamer docks on the north bayside of the island to the hotels, most on the Gulf beaches. The photo is possibly taken at the Matthews Hotel, later called the Island Inn.
Identifier: SW00001825 (IID), 50072 (digitool), fgcu:21922 (fedora)
Note(s): Originally digitized by Southwest Florida Library Network as part of the Digitizing Southwest Florida Heritage Project and PALMM Project, 2004 in collaboration with the Sanibel Public Library. Project was funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
Subject(s): Transportation
Sanibel Island (Fla.) -- History
Sanibel (Fla.)
Captiva Island (Fla.)
Island Inn
mule and wagon
Matthews Hotel
Isabel Sears family
Held by: Sanibel Public Library, Sanibel Island, Florida
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001825
Use and Reproduction: All rights reserved. Material may be used only for research, educational, legal and non-commercial purposes, with acknowledgement of DigitalFGCU, Florida Gulf Coast University Library and the Sanibel Public Library.
Host Institution: FGCU