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92.9 - Bank of Everglades promise note
Bank of Everglades of Everglades, Florida promisary note. Blank form.

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93.10.4 - Henry Espenlaub
Light green business card that reads: Deep Sea Fishing Henry Espenlaub Fishing Guide Inquire E.H. Frank Tamiami Trail Phone 36 Naples, Florida

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93.20.11 - Fish Map of the Florida Keys
Color postcard entitled "Fish Map of the Florida Keys". Lower Florida peninsula is illustrated and has a key of fish at left. They include sailfish, dolphin, kingfish, amberjack, grouper, snook, barracuda, tarpon, mackerel, bonefish, snapper and seatrout.

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93.20.12 - Beach Club Hotel, Naples
Real color photo postcard. "Beach Club Hotel, Naples, Florida". Notation on reverse reads "Naples Golf & Beach Club Hotel, Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, Naples, Florida". N.50 - Collier Card Co., Naples, Fla. Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.) Divided back. Stamp box contains date identification number 4DK-1245.

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93.20.13 - Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
Real color photo postcard. Notation on reverse reads "The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is maintained and operated by the National Audubon Society - it is located at the northern tip of big Cypress Swamp in Collier County, Fla." Photo by Harmon. Seven adults on nature boardwalk. Made by Dexter Press, Inc., West Nyack, New York. Pub. by Gulf Coast Photo, 3134 Cleveland Ave., Ft. Myers, Fla. Divided back, unused.

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93.20.14 - Wiggins Pass Marina
Real color photo postcard. Notation on reverse reads "Wiggins Pass Marina. Route #2, Wiggins Pass Road, Naples, Florida 33940. Phone: 813-597-3549. (10 miles north of Naples, 1 mile west of U.S. 41). Mercury outboard - Stern drive - Sales & Service - OMC Service - Boat rentals - In and out boat storage - Bait & tackle - Food - Beverages - Marine supplies." Dynacolor Graphics, Inc., Miami, Florida. Smith Aerial Surveys and Associates. ...

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93.20.15 - Bay of Naples
Real color photo postcard entitled "Bay of Naples, Naples, Florida". Notation on reverse reads "Aerial view of Bay of Naples, showing beautiful City of Naples on the Gulf of Mexico." N.54 - Collier Card Co., Naples, Fla. Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.) Number 4DK-1249 in stamp box used to date postcard. Divided back, unused.

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93.20.16 - Naples Famous Fishing Pier
Real color photo postcard entitled "Naples Famous Fishing Pier, Naples, Florida". Notation on reverse reads "Fishing is popular from the 1,000 foot municipal pier, Naples-on-the-Gulf, Florida". NK. 2 - Collier Card Co., Naples, Fla. Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction (Reg. U.S.A. Pat. Off.) Number 1DK-1589 in stamp box used to date postcard. Divided back, unused.

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93.20.3 - Oranges and Blossoms
Color linen postcard entitled "Oranges and Blossoms, Florida". Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.), 10.F-Tropical Florida Series. Card number 5A-H1293 on front in LRC was used to date the postcard.

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93.20.4 - Sunset on the Gulf
Color linen postcard entitled "149 Sunset on the Gulf in the Sunshine State, Florida". Divided back, unused.

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93.20.5 - Smiling Florida Peaches and Palmetto Palms
Color linen postcard entitled "Smiling Florida Peaches and Palmetto Palms on a Florida Beach". Published by J.B.Sommers, Miami, Florida - Made in U.S.A. A "Colourpicture" Publication, Cambridge, Mass., U.S.A. Copyright Burgert Bros. Card number under notation on front G538 V.

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93.20.6 - The Golden Fruit of Florida
Color linen postcard entitled "The Golden Fruit of Florida. Hope you enjoy the Fruit we are sending You". "C.T. Art-Colortone" Reg. U.S. Pat. Off., Made Only by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago. 600 Thomas R. West, Miami, Fla. Card number 7A-H3542 on front in LRC was used to date the postcard.

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93.20.7 - In the Jungles of the Florida Everglades
Color linen postcard entitled "In the Jungles of the Florida Everglades 10". Notation on reverse reads "The Florida Everglades is a mysterious track of jungle and swamplands much of which has never been explored by man. Wild life abounds - and it is here that the alligator, much prized and hunted for its skin, makes his home." Tichnor Quality Views. Divided back. One cent stamp box. Unused.

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93.20.8 - A Seminole Family in the Everglades, Florida
Color linen postcard entitled "155 A Seminole Family in the Everglades, Florida". Ten individuals under a chickee. Divided back, unused.

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93.35.4
Survey plat map of small cemetery lying on Lot 1, Block 2, J.M. Barfield's sub-division. Section 21, T52S, R26S. Marco Island, FL, October 1964 by Johnson-Hall & Associates, Inc., land surveyors and civil engineers, Ft. Myers.

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94.11.4 - Rainbow Acres
Bi-fold sales brochure for Rainbow Acres. Reverse reads "Rainbow Acres is in the heart of Florida's second largest county. It is divided into five acre tracts. You can buy a single tract or as many as you wish, all with 25% oil and mineral rights. 5 acre tracts are $595.00 each. Terms: $25.00 down, $10.00 monthly, with no interest, no strings attached, no gimmicks. Rainbow Acres sales are handled by one of Collier County's pioneer firms...

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94.21 - W.T. Collier family
Book containing the genealogy of William Thomas Collier family. Captain Bill and his family moved with his father, W.T. Collier to Marco Island from Tennessee in 1870. Title page reads "January 1994. This booklet was donated to the Collier County Museum through the efforts of the members of the Collier County Genealogical Society. This booklet is not copyrighted and may be duplicated individually at will, if it will help you in your famil...

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94.24.11 - Naples Army Air Field
Handwritten letter to Diane Smith, former Collier County Museum employee from Norman J. Bittner. Details how he loaned 10 photos of his time spent at the Naples Army Air Field during World War II for the museum to copy. These photos are a part of the permanent collection as 94.24.1-10. Letter describes their mission at the airport and training procedures. Bittner was stationed in Naples from December 1944 until the end of the war. ...

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95.6.2 - Barefoot Williams
Newspaper clipping from Ft. Myers News-Press, no date listed, but based on information within, circa 1962. Article entitled "Twice Upon A Time. Barefoot Transplant Out 'Crackered' Natives" by Betty Hawkins. Biographical sketch of John Archie Williams, known locally as Barefoot Williams.

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95.6.3 - Barefoot Williams insect repellent
Label from insect spray product. Reads "Sure Shot insect spray guaranteed, kills roaches, mosquitos, bedbugs, ants and other insects. Made By J.A. Williams, Fort Myers, Florida". J.A. Williams is John Archie "Barefoot" Williams.

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