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    view Sanibel Island History Collection is a digital photo-album documenting the historical development of Sanibel's people, groups, organizations and institutions as well as Sanibel's environment.

    Sanibel is a barrier island on the southwest Florida coast of Lee County. The Calusa Indians preceded the Spanish to Sanibel Island and lived in more than fifteen settlements. Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain in 1513, landing in Charlotte Harbor, just north of Lee County. And, in 1521, de Leon returned to Florida with two shiploads of colonists from Puerto Rico to establish the first settlement in North America. The Calusa dominated the region until they were decimated by the diseases brought by Spanish fishermen. Later, Seminole Indians who lived in Ft. Harvie, now known as Ft. Myers, actively traded with those fishermen. In 1819, Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

    Sanibel Island was the site of a small colony started by the Florida Peninsular land Company in 1832. To prevent shipwrecks, a lighthouse on Sanibel's east end was built in 1884. That lighthouse is still operated by the United States Coast Guard. In 1892, Sanibel built its first schoolhouse. And by the twentieth century, Sanibel Island supported flourishing farms, growing avocado, citrus, and eggplant among other crops. Wood-burning steamers brought supplies, mail, freight and passengers to the islands.

    Sanibel Island was declared a national wildlife refuge in 1945. Today, six thousand acres of sensitive upland and estuarine habitat are now held in the public trust by the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.

    This photo-album was produced by the Sanibel Public Library, Sanibel Historical Village and Museum, and its Local History staff in collaboration with the Southwest Florida Library Network (SWFLN) in a project funded by the State of Florida's Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants program. Additional assistance was provided by the Digital Library Center at the University of Florida and the Florida Center for Library Automation.

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    COPYRIGHT AND USE OF MATERIALS

    The photographs in this collection belong to the Sanibel Historical Society and Village and the Sanibel Public Library, which grant permission for these images to appear in PALMM collections. The digital images may be used for research, instruction and private study as described under Fair Use as allowed below.

    FAIR USE

    Unless additional restrictions are noted, copyrighted electronic materials in this collection may be used for research, instruction, and private study under the provisions of Fair Use. Fair Use is a provision of United States Copyright Law (United States Code, Title 17, section 107) which allows limited use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions. Factors to be considered whether a particular use falls under Fair Use include:

    • The purpose or character of the use;
    • The nature of the copyrighted work;
    • The amount and substantiality of the work being used;
    • The effect of the use on the market for and value of the original.

    Under Fair Use you may view, print, photocopy, and download images from this site without prior permission, provided that you provide proper attribution of the source on all copies.

    For any other use of these electronic materials, including but not limited to display, publication and commercial use, permission of the copyright holder must be obtained.

    There are several good sources of information about copyright and Fair Use on the web. For additional information, you may want to start with the Smathers Library Copyright Reference Page, or the Copyright Management Center, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.

    ATTRIBUTION OF SOURCE

    Citations, quotations, and use of images in this collection made under Fair Use or with permission of the copyright holder must acknowledge their source. Proper attribution includes the name of the resource, and the name and URL of the collection. For example: The Road to Duck Key, photograph, Sanibel Island History Collection, http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/sanibel.

    PERMISSION FOR USE

    Users assume all liability for copyright infringement and are advised to contact the institution holding the source materials for copyright information and permission to use the electronic versions. Permission must be obtained in writing for display, publication, commercial use, or any other use of the digital materials in this collection except as allowed under Fair Use. Apply to Director, The Schoolhouse Theater, 2200 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel Island, Florida 33957.

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    The Sanibel Historical Collection presents a visual history chronicling the development of Sanibel, one of Florida's premiere destinations. Originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians, the Spanish later colonized the region until Florida was ceded to the United States. Sanibel Island houses a variety of historic landmarks, including a lighthouse built in 1884 that is still operational, and six thousand acres worth of habitat set aside as a national wildlife refuge since 1945.

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    "Islander of Fort Myers, Fla."
    "Islander" at Punta Rassa Dock
    "Sanibel ISL. Light" on Tobacco Card
    "Sanibel, 1957"
    "Yankee Clipper" Deck Space
    1930 studio portrait of Ruth Rutland
    1950's View of the Road to Captiva
    1955 Sanibel Shell Fair
    A Couple with Sheepshead Caught in Tarpon Bay
    A Mule and Wagon
    A View of the Top Deck of The Algiers
    A View of the Water From The Window of A Cottage
    Admiral Konrad and Clarence Rutland at Island Bouganvillea
    Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex
    Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex
    Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex
    Aerial View of the The Sanibel Lighthouse Complex
    Algiers Before it Was Dismantled
    Alice Tayntor, Mrs. Blaisdell, Marie Shulye, and Mary Tayntor.
    An Auto ferry Of The Kinzie Line
    An Old Dock with Motor Launch in The Background
    Art Exhibit
    Australian Pines
    Australian Pines

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