Shows construction site at the Tamiami Trail. At the Tamiami Trail. Temporary railroad with Ford motor-car. In left background dredge manine on pontoon in canal. In foreground my friend Kubly. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
View of flooded street in Everglades City following hurricane of 1926. Oscar Lybass, leaning on fender of partially submerged automobile parked in front of the Everglades Club. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
View of the Everglades Inn in Everglades City, looking east, being enlarged and remodelled. A third floor was added and the lobby was expanded. Shows wood framing and scaffolds in place. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
D. Graham Copeland standing in the front yard of his Everglades City home. Front entrance Copeland residence Everglades 1930. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Reverend James L. Glenn (far right), Special Commissioner to Florida Seminoles, with large group of Seminole men, women and children in an Indian camp in the Everglades, dated 1933. Chickees in background. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
The Collier County Court House. Everglades, Fla. 9/3/35. Flooding after the Great Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Ed Watson's house at Chatham Bend, as seen from the Chatham River in the Ten Thousand Islands. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Seminole Indian settlement at Carnestown, 1946. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Everglades School boys basketball team featured in the 1946-1947 yearbook (07.25.2). William E. Keller was Principal and coach. Donor was President of the junior class and a team member. Kneeling: Dick Bonard; Jackie Cail; Horace Parker; David Hoffman; Frank Janes. Standing: Coach W.E. Keller; W.R. McClelland; Hubert Hill; Gene A. Davidson; Bob Bozarth; Philip Crews. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Everglades School Senior class 'cut day' at Collier-Seminole State Park, 1948. Students posed at the Park's Barron G. Collier Memorial. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Everglades City after 1948 hurricane. There were two hurricanes in 1948. The first one from September 18-25 and was classified as Category 3. It struck Florida near Everglades City in the Ten Thousand Islands, moving northeast through Florida to emerge into the Atlantic near Jupiter. Source: Florida Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1871-2001 by John M. Williams and Iver W. Duedall, p. 21. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
County Engineer Harmon Turner (right) examining plans with Mr. Albin Gerish on construction of airport in Everglades City. Small airplane, hangar and road grader in background. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
During Donna. Church far right. Shows flooded Everglades City streets after Hurricane Donna hit on September 10, 1960. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Two unidentified men standing by a whiskey still. Photo identified on reverse "Jerome 1962". Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Dr. Frank C. Craighead, Sr. (October 7, 1890 - May 14, 1982) standing in a patch of saw grass, taking a core sample in the Everglades. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Nancy Clower, club representative of Everglades City, boarding a National Trailways Bus System bus to Jacksonville, Fla. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
L to R: Kathleen Mc Kinney, Charles Mc Kinney and Willie House (Charlie's sister) posed for a photo in front of a blossoming tree. Photo taken in Chokoloskee according to donor. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
FLORIDA 18030c Collier-Seminole State Pk. Barron Collier Monument. One of a set of four from Meston's Travels. Collier Monument was erected on January 1, 1941 by Collier County, just 2 years after Collier died in March 1939. Bust on pedestal was one of two. One was stolen and the other vandalized. The Collier County Museum donated a third bust to the park on April 27, 2002. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
FLORIDA 18030d Collier-Seminole State Pk. Walking Dredge. One of a set of four from Meston's Travels. A walking dredge was used during the construction of the Tamiami Trail which was completed on April 26, 1928. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Everglades Area 4th of July celebration. Photo taken from inside Friends of the Museum of the Everglades - Preview Museum located on second floor of Everglades City Hall. Parade procession around traffic circle. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
From left to right, unknown, Museum of the Everglades Manager Donna Ridewood, Mayor Sammy Hamilton, Friends of the Museum of the Everglades President Pauline Reeves and Museum Director Ron Jamro pictured under the sign on U.S. 41 that reads "Everglades City, Florida's Outstanding Rural Community of the Year, 1998". Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Sign posted in median for Everglades City Cheese and Cracker Festival, November 13, 1999. World's largest grilled cheese sandwich to be cooked for The Guinness Book of World Records. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
We invite all Collier County organizations to participate in this historic celebration by displaying the Collier Centennial Emblem on your website, marketing materials, signage, merchandise, etc.
The Collier Centennial Emblem is currently available in four formats for public use by Collier County businesses and organizations. Organizations using the Emblem will be featured on the Collier County Centennial website. The Emblem can be displayed now and throughout the end of the Centennial year.
To request an eps version of the Emblem, please complete and submit this form. A member of the committee will contact you. Dimensions and color of the Emblem should not be altered.
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