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Hillborough County Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives
Title: | Hillborough County Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives. |
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Type of Resource: | mixed material | |
Summary: | The Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives presents a unique pictorial record of the commercial, residential and social growth of Tampa Bay and Florida's West coast from the late 1800s to the early 1960s. Nearly 15,000 images in this collection chronicle the history of the Tampa Bay area as it faced wars, natural disasters, economic booms and busts. The images offer a view of a community at work, from cigar factories, sponge docks and strawberry fields, to grocery stores, service stations and bank lobbies. Many of the photographs also depict a community at leisure, enjoying a day at the beach, participating in local celebrations, attending the Florida State Fair or playing favorite games such as golf, tennis, shuffleboard or checkers. This extraordinary archive - a visual link with our past and our heritage - is preserved in the History & Genealogy Department of the John F. Germany Public Library in downtown Tampa for the public to view and use. | |
Identifier: | 7916 (IID) | |
Links: | http://www.hcplc.org/hcplc/research/burgert/ | |
Host Institution: | FLVC |