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A Mule and Wagon.
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Name/Creator
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Sears family
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Abstract/Description
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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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Image (JPEG2000)
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001825
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Boathouse on the Caloosahatchee River.
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Name/Creator
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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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Image (JPEG2000)
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001827
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Path With Mangroves.
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Name/Creator
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Sears family
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Abstract/Description
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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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Image (JPEG2000)
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001829
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The Sears Family.
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Name/Creator
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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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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001823