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A Mule and Wagon.
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Sears family
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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.
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Boathouse on the Caloosahatchee River.
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Sears family
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A boathouse, possibly of the English family at Alva on the Caloosahatchee, at the turn of the century. Many Sanibel residents, including the Sears family, were friends with the Englishes and often visited their place upstream from Fort Myers.
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Complex of buildings, likely the Matthews Hotel.
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Sears family
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A complex of buildings, probably the Matthews Hotel (later known as Island Inn), at the turn of the century on Sanibel's Gulf of Mexico beach.
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Family Under Coconut Palms.
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Sears family
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A group of people, possibly the Sears family, stand under a clump of coconut palms on the Sanibel beach by the Gulf of Mexico.
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Path With Mangroves.
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Sears family
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A picnic basket sits in the path leading through the mangroves on the way to Tarpon Bay on the north side of Sanibel. Tarpon Bay was one of the landing spots for vessels coming and going to the islands.
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The Sears Family.
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Sears family
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The Sears family poses, possibly on the porch of the Matthews Hotel, later known as the Island Inn, on Sanibel at the turn of the century. Isabel Sears, in white, is in the center of the photo.
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The Sears family Wait for Train.
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Sears family
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The Sears family wait for a train in front of the Southern Express Company office at the turn of the century.
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Woman Drinks from Pitcher.
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Sears family
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A thirsty woman drinks from a pitcher after arriving at the Tarpon Bay dock. The dock, with its long pier and buildings, was an early entry and exit from the islands.
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Woman Walking on Boardwalk.
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Sears family
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One of the Sears family women walk over a board dock to a vessel, possibly at Alva on the Caloosahatchee upstream from Fort Myers, at the turn of the century.
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