Shows coconut palms on beach. At the Gulf of Mexico, Indian Key, Our beach bathing site.
Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Courtesy of Collier County Museums
Group of people walking on Naples beach, dated 1937. Two women in foreground are identified as Mrs. Henry Guild (left) from Dover, Mass. and Mrs. George Armstrong (right) from Shelbyville. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Three women, all unidentified, looking over a 1200 pound manta ray caught by Dr. Earl L. Baum in Naples, 1938. The "devil fish" is suspended from the hook of a tow truck with sign marked "Frank Brothers, Naples". Notation across top of back of photo reads "Dr. Baum's big fish". Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Naples pier after 1944 hurricane. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
William Baumann standing on the wing of Bell P-39 Airacobra at the Naples Army Airfield. The Bell Aircraft Corp.'s P-39 was the first fighter plane in the world to have a three-wheel forward landing gear and engine placed behind the pilot. The aircraft was literally designed around its most formidable weapon, a 37mm cannon mounted in the nose of the place. Airacobras bore the brunt of combat in the opening years of WWII and proved themselves in the South Pacific, Europe and North Africa. In March 1944, nine P-39 fighters arrived in Naples for permanent assignment. One of these was destroyed 4 days later in a crash over Bonita Springs. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Aerial of Naples from 1948 showing downtown Four Corners. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Mamie and Clarence Tooke in front of the Bank of Naples shortly after its opening at 796 5th Ave S. The Bank of Naples opened on February 15, 1949 with $108,000 in deposits with a population in Naples at the time of 1600. Mayor W. Roy Smith was its first President. The couple were married in 1932. Six years after the Bank of Naples opened, Clarence died and Mamie assumed role as President, a first for a woman in the State of Florida. The Bank of Naples merged with Barnett Bank in 1974-5. In 1979, Mamie was named Chairman of the Board and CEO. She remained in the business for 30 years and retired on December 31, 1991. Original artifact is a digital scan. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Naples fishing guides 1952 at the Sport Spot, Bay Dock. L to R rear: Captains Joe Townsend, George Cole, John Regis, Preston Sawyer, Henry Earnshaw, Claude Forbes. Front: Johnny Combs, Jack Cannon, Cecil Lamb, Durward Salter. Absent Boo Davis. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Kingfish haul to Chirma Corporation, 915 Broad Avenue South. L to R: Boo Metts, unidentified, unidentified, Archie Turner, who later became Naples' Mayor. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Chirma Corporation, 915 Broad Avenue South, landing bay for trucks picking up fish to transport. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Originally in envelope titled "Pier". Two women standing on the beach with the Naples pier in the background. The woman on the right side has a parrot perched on her arm. 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." Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Wilbur Storter on bow of the "Becky & Stevie". He built boat for Hewitt Storter McGill. Shown here launched for the first time from Naples Bay Dock. On boat: Stevie (donor), Becky and Hewitt. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Golden Eagles, Naples High School 1964-5 band and majorettes. Band teacher seated in front row, at far right. Photo taken indoors on school bleachers. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Newspaper clipping glued to reverse reads "Feb 14, 1965 For the Swamp Buggy King there is a kiss from the queen and a cash prize of about $550..." Couple posed in the swamp buggy "Trouble". Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Originally in an envelope titled "Fire Prevention Week 1965 parade shots". Crowd at a cross light waiting to watch the parade. Signs for Alexander's Department Store (located at 766 5th Ave S) and Bank of Naples (located at 795 5th Ave S) can be seen. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Captain Howard Fields of Naples Airlines, welcomes Miss Wanda Snell to one of the airline's Lockheed 10E Electra aircraft at the Naples Municipal Airport. The company's aircraft carried "Naples Airlines & Provincetown-Boston Airline" markings until December 1979, when "Old Man Van" stepped down and turned the business over to his two sons. The brothers, Peter and John, Jr., dropped the "Naples Airlines" name in 1980 and made "PBA" the standard for both the Massachusetts and Florida divisions. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Northeast corner of the Naples Depot with Seaboard Coast Line "Doodlebug" #4900 stopped next to open loading dock. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
George Huntoon and former Clerk of Courts, Margaret T. Scott. Scott founded the Collier County Historical Society in 1962. She and Huntoon are standing at the site of the first Collier County Museum. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Originally housed in an envelope marked "Golf, Palm River July 4 - bicycles cookout". Children dressed for United States Bi-Centennial with decorated bicycles. Golf course in background. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Seaboard Coast Line locomotive marked "1776" pulling up at the railroad's Naples Depot. Large crowd of people in foreground and standing on depot's east side loading dock. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
"Swamp Buggy Parade". View of Naples Shopping Center. Publix storefront visible. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. OLD NAPLES CO. BUILDING. 1148 3rd Street South. Built in 1922 as offices for the Naples Improvement Company. Also served as the city's first town hall, doctor's office, drugstore, movie theater, library, bus station and Community Church. Typed label on reverse reads: Cheryl Koenig, 670 97th Ave. N. Apt. A, Naples, FL/813-597-6462. Photo credit to Ms. Koenig is required on all reproductions. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. NAPLES PIER. The original 600-foot pier was built in 1887-8 to handle cargo and later, hotel passengers. Destroyed by a hurricane in 1910. Rebuilt and burned in 1922. Extended to 1,000 feet in 1924. Present pier replaced the one destroyed by Hurricane Donna in 1960. Black ink stamp on reverse reads" Janet C. Cutler, 5114 19th Ct SW, Naples, FL 33999 Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. HALDEMAN-PRICE HOUSE. 60 12th Avenue South. Built in 1886-7 by General John S. Williams of Kentucky. Sold to W.N. Haldeman about 1890. The Haldeman House was the oldest house in Naples until 2006, when it was moved to Bonita Springs. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. SPANISH VILLA. 111 11th Avenue South. This Mediterranean style home was built for John Upton, probably in the 1920s or 1930s. This house is known as the “Pineapple Plantation” because former owners grew pineapples and provided them to the residents of Naples and the Old Naples Hotel. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. CRAYTON HOUSE. 111 12th Avenue South. Built around 1912 for Edward W. Crayton, a real estate developer from Columbus, Ohio. Crayton purchased most of Naples and managed the Naples Company until his death in 1938. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. MARTHA'S COTTAGE. 205 11th Avenue South. Features "board-and-batten" construction, common in Naples during the early 1900s. Built around 1910 this building was once, in part, a tea-room owned by Martha Golson. Black ink stamp and blue ink handwriting on reverse reads: Ilene Shepard, 1261 Pine Ridge Rd & East One, Naples, Florida 33940, 597-6986, 261-0607 Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. NAPLES MERCANTILE BUILDING. 1177 3rd Street South. Constructed in 1919 as a grocery store, this two-story framed structure is the city's oldest commercial building. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. PALM COTTAGE. 137 12th Avenue South. Constructed "tabby" concrete in 1895 by Walter N. Haldeman as a guest house for the Naples Hotel. Historic Palm Cottage, “The Portal To Naples History,” is the oldest house in Naples. It is maintained and operated as a museum by Naples Historical Society. Black ink stamp and blue ink handwriting on reverse reads: Ilene Shepard, 1261 Pine Ridge Rd & East Ave, Naples, Florida 33940, 261-0607, 597-6986 Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photographic collection of Naples Historic Homes. SMALLWOOD'S STORE. Chokoloskee. Owned and operated by C.S. "Ted" Smallwood. Opened in 1906 and was one of the earliest trading posts and post offices in Collier County. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Photograph from River Park Recreation Center photo album. City of Naples Fire Station 3 reproduction facade under recreation center pavilion. Two firemen and a dog on stage. Children sitting and leaning on steps leading up to stage. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
American Legion members with flags marching in Naples Centennial parade past Wynn's Family Market. American Legion vehicle driving behind marchers. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Keewaydin Club's National Register of Historic Places plaque unveiling and ceremony. Lester Norris' great-granddaughters Kelly Ann Spence and Annie Wheeler stand next to covered plaque. Plaque is covered with a Keewaydin Club towel. Woman in Seminole patchwork skirt stands to right, giving a speech, could be Joann Dellora Norris. About 50 people attended a reception and ceremonial unveiling of a plaque announcing the inclusion of the private Keewaydin Club resort on the National Register of Historic Places. The club is on the north tip of Key Island, just across Gordon Pass from Port Royal. Source: Naples Daily News, Tuesday, March 29, 1988, page 3A. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Shows Raymond C. Knapp, formerly a corporal in the US Army Air Force at Naples Airdrome during World War II, standing in front of the original quartermaster's building at Naples Airport during a visit in 1989. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Chief Jim Billie in a pen with an alligator for a demonstration at the 11th Annual Indian Days at the Collier Museum at Government Center. Spectators in background. Chief Jim Billie is a politician who chaired the Seminole Tribe of Florida from 1979 to 2001 and again from 2011 to 2016. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
T.J. and deer 1993. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Jimmy Farins with big bass he caught in 1993. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
Stands or bleachers with a full audience at Collier County Stampede Rodeo held at the Florida Sports Park, Naples, March 27 and 28, 1993. Courtesy of Collier County Museums.
1997 Swamp Buggy Queen Stacy McDonald in crown and sash holding bouquet of red roses. McDonald's sponsor was Don DeVoe and Sunshine Buick and Isuzu. Parents are Gail Hambright and Larry McDonald. 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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