Land & Development • Images
Florida’s pristine beaches and acres of orange groves were the images on which the Florida Dream was built. As millions of people flooded into the state, paradise took on a new image – as these archival photos will attest.
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"Welcome Back Soldier," U.S. Army Brochure
At the end of the Second World War, many American veterans received a warm welcome. Florida did its ...read more
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Arrival of the First Passenger Train: Miami
As construction of Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway moved towards Southeast Florida, notab ...read more
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Citrus Loaded on a Truck in Polk County
Technological enhancements transformed agricultural activities. While laborers continued to pick cit ...read more
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Clearing and Ditching Beside Road in Brevard County
Building a pathway for another person’s dreamscape may be a hot and sweaty experience. In 1935, thes ...read more
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Disney People Inspecting Property for Disney World
This image captures the calm before the cranes and construction. Roy Disney and some of his associat ...read more
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First Dredge in the Everglades Drainage Project
This dredge traveled through one of the early canals in the Everglades in or around 1907. The photog ...read more
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Fort Dallas at the Mouth of the Miami River
Long before swank resorts and condominiums dotted Miami's skyline, a remote outpost known as Fort Da ...read more
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Fort Myers Beach Groins Protect Buildings from Beach Erosion
As residents settled along barrier islands, the threats of tropical storms and hurricanes propelled ...read more
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Land Sales Document: Newberry (1 of 2)
Real estate deals have defined the Florida dream as newcomers buy their piece of paradise. Advertise ...read more
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Progressive Florida, Reclaiming the Great Everglades
Many present-day environmental advocates view earlier attempts to reclaim the Everglades and other a ...read more
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Sanibel Ferry Brochure
Before bridges connected barrier islands to the mainland, ferries often operated between small coast ...read more
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Stamp Commemorating Everglades National Park
This stamp commemorated the opening of Everglades National Park along the tip of Florida’s southwest ...read more
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Unidentified Woman Posing with Mail for the State Advertising Commission: Tallahassee
As World War II came to an end, Florida’s commercial leaders hoped that an influx of new residents w ...read more
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View Down Old St. Augustine or Bellamy Road
This remote roadway connected Leon and Jefferson counties, serving as part of a larger route between ...read more
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