Shows Florida Governor Carey A. Hardee (seated on left) signing bill which established Collier County on May 8, 1923. Barron G. Collier shown third from right, standing behind the Governor. D.W. McLeod on far right.
At the right Chomeekalee with her little sister and mother.
Shows two Seminole children in a camp in Big Cypress. In the Indian camp. Seminole Indian children.
Fritz Nebiker standing behind a transent on a tripod used for surveying. At work in open jungle.
Shows swamp scene. Wilderness near Bonita Springs.
Shows man in overalls holding a rattlesnake. A 7 foot long rattlesnake.
Young boys of the director of the telephone station Fort Myers and captain (in rear right) aboard surveyor's boat. It looks here, as if we were just looking around near Helen Key.
The yacht of the "Principal," Barron G. Collier, in New York. Photographed on occasion of one of his visits, in front of the Ten Thousand Islands.
At the monthly report at the Tamiami East Temporary Bridge.
Dairy cows at Tamiami East for provisions for the crews.
Two small girls (Elizabeth Haldeman Campbell aka Betsy or 'Lizbeth and Ann Combs) stand in surf at Naples beach.
Identified as Grandma Christian with children at Corkscrew.
Bobby Roberts, in overalls, with Roy Bethea (uncle and husband of Lois) in front of the Roberts family home in Immokalee.
Unidentified woman seated on bench in hunting camp, holding rifle.
Unidentified young man with dog and man in cowboy hat seated in front of camp fire. Swamp buggy in background.
Shows US Army Air Force servicemen from the Naples Airdrome, posing together on Naples beach during World War II. Identified are Private Medlin (left) and Private L.L. Benjamin (right).
Interior view of barracks room at Naples Airdrome during World War II, with Army Air Force servicemen, Private Medlin, reading newspaper in his bunk. "N.A.A.F., Medlin in Sack". "Medlin in bed at his barracks."
Group of US Army Air Force servicemen from Naples Airdrome during World War II, standing in full marching order while on field maneuvers in swamp near Naples. Identified on reverse as (L to R): Sgt. Durham, Private Richardson, Private Seavert and Private Johnson.
View of beach section of Naples pier with bathers seated on top railing and alongside pilings, looking towards Gulf of Mexico. "Naples Pier, 1944".
Front reads "R. Knapp, Bivovac in swamp". Notation on reverse reads "Me at the tent while on Bivovac. That's where Johnson & I slept. Swamps near Naples Fla. 1944".
Front reads " Millie Bye, Naples, 1944".
Front reads "Johnnie Johnson & June House, Naples, 1944".
Front reads "J. Johnson, Naples Beach". Notation on reverse reads "Johnson".
Mary Christian in background left inside classroom at Immokalee school. She retired from this school in 1960.
Three adult men holding ears of corn. Man inside four-wheel drive vehicle marked Collier County Agricultural Dep't County Agent is Don Lander. Photo was originally on a piece of green colored paper with handwritten caption at bottom "Sarasota".
Two adult men with two young boys and two ear-marked cattle. Man on left wearing 4-H cardigan sweater is Collier County Agricultural Agent Don Lander.
"Naples Welcomes You!" roadway sign. Other road signs for Alligator Alley and S-858 at left with arrow pointing to the right. State Road 858 is Oil Well Road.
View looking down Naples pier into Gulf. Red ink stamp on reverse reads "This picture is offered gratis for editorial use. Any advertising use is prohibited without prior written consent of the Naples Chamber of Commerce Naples-on-the-Gulf, Florida. Credit line would be appreciated, if possible."
Cooling off...The Al Liebert family of Miami came to the west coast and the cooling waters of the Gulf of Mexico for a weekend at the Naples Beach Club. From left are Elizabeth, Rebecca, Amy, Emily, Mrs. Liebert and Mr. Liebert with Mathew on his shoulder.
Group of 8 unidentified people in various recreational outfits posed in front of a map that reads "Collier County, Florida's Recreational Frontier". Probable location Lowdermilk Park.
John and Mary Love.
Originally in envelope titled "Tourism Gulf Peggy Pierce & Janet Richardson". Handwritten notation on reverse reads "Silhouettes of Peggy Pierce on left and Janet Richardson on right. Janet lives at Naples. Peggy lives at Trinidad."
Originally in envelope titled "Naples Beach Hotel". Group of four people, two men and two women, with scuba gear. They are standing in front of the Naples Beach Club Hotel pool.
Originally in envelope titled "Caribbean Gardens Geese". Crowd of people sitting in the grass next to the water. There is a large white goose standing in front of them.
Originally in envelope titled "July 25, 1966 Miss Collier County World". Four Miss Collier County World contestants. The woman in the black bathingsuit has a sash across her that reads "1966 Miss Collier County World". She is holding a trophy. Ink stamp on reverse reads "Photo by Gulf American News Bureau, Cape Coral, Florida. Date 7-25-66".
Officials serving as guides on Thursday's annual farm tour for six bus loads of Collier Countians and visitors. L to R kneeling: Miles Scofield; Judson Francis (ASCS); Dallas Townsend; Cecil Hall and Vern Duncklee. Standing L to R: David Pfaff; Martin Roberts (ASCS); Clayton McDonald; Don Lander; Byron Royals; David Jones and C.D. Williams". Handwritten date in bottom right border reads 4-12-68. Publix Supermarket in background right.
Jungle Larry (Tetzlaff) in African Safari uniform, holding a small wild cat. Colonel Lawrence Erskin "Jungle Larry" Tetzlaff brought his combination of talent, knowledge and showmanship to Naples in 1969 with the opening of Jungle Larry's African Safari. A wild animal expert, author, lecturer, filmmaker, trainer and television personality, in his younger days Tetzlaff had trapped exotic animals with Frank "Bring 'Em Back Alive" Buck, milked venomous snakes to make serum for soldiers in the Pacific during World War II, and worked as a stand-in for Johnny Weismuller in the Tarzan movies filmed at Silver Springs, Florida, doing all of the alligator and python wrestling scenes. He ran the park until his death in 1984.
Dr. Earl L. Baum standing in his Trophy Room which was attached to his Broad Avenue South home. It contained one specimen of every fish, bird, reptile and mammal that Dr. Baum found in Collier County. The complete collection comprises nearly 200 specimens.
Originally housed in an envelope marked "Football, PAL teams". Boys and girls, wearing jerseys, inside bus.
Photo located on page xxiv of the book "Crackers in the Glade: Life and Times in the Old Everglades" by Rob Storter. Rob, holding one of his little dogs; Betty; and Marilea, holding her great-grandchild, Jena Briggs. Photo by John Briggs.
From photograph album of Collier County 4-H Club activities. 4-H teenage girl showing off her steer at the Steer Sale at the Collier County Fair. Man standing at left.
From scrapbook that contains 4H-related activities from 1996-1999. African American children with female chaperone lined up, with banner, to march in annual Swamp Buggy Parade. All are wearing green 4-H tee shirts. Some are carrying white and green balloons.
Collier County Stampede Rodeo held at the Florida Sports Park, Naples, March 28 and 29, 1992. Seven cowboys standing in and along tops of livestock pens.
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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