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1. 98.79.2 - Alligator eggs

   Hand colored postcard. Front reads "YOUNG ALLIGATOR JUST HATCHED, FLORIDA." Personal greeting written on back. 1 cent postage stamp mailed on March 9, 1912 from Saint Cloud, Fla.

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2. 98.79.3 - Tarpon catch

   Colorized postcard. Front caption reads "817 RECORD TARPON CATCH IN FLORIDA". Back reads "FLORIDA POSTCARD CO., JACKSONVILLE, FLA." No personal greeting but card is addressed and was mailed October 8, 1937 from St. Petersburg, Fla. with a one cent stamp.

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3. 98.79.4 - Florida: Land of Sunshine

   Color postcard. Front reads "Greetings from FLORIDA 'The Land of Sunshine'". Copyright Curt Teich & Co., Inc. in bottom right corner. Back reads "276-F - TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES". Personal greeting on reverse mailed February 1966 from Miami, Fla with a 4 cent stamp.

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4. 98.79.5 - Come to Florida

   Color postcard. Front reads "Come to FLORIDA" with an illustration of the state with tourist attractions and major cities listed. Woman in bathing suit under umbrella off to the left. Copyright C.T. & CO. in bottom left corner. Back reads "244-F - TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES".

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5. 98.79.6 - Picking Oranges for You in Sunny Florida...

   Color postcard. Front reads "PICKING ORANGES FOR YOU IN SUNNY FLORIDA WHILE YOU THROW SNOWBALLS FOR ME UP NORTH". Depicts two women picking oranges off a tree with a ladder on the left and three children engaged in a snowball fight next to a snowman on the right. Back reads "267-F - TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES". Personal greeting on reverse mailed January 23, 1956 from Miami Beach, Fla with a two cent stamp.

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6. 98.8.2 - Clarke's Service Station invoice

   Blank account, or invoice from Clarke's Service Station. Humorous note from owner Omah A. Clarke on reverse. Omah A. Clarke operated one of Naples' first filling stations and restaurants in the 1930s. When Prohibition ended, Clarke boosted his business by adding a tavern and a respectable name, the Tamiami Trail Café. The tavern was sold and torn down in 1957, to make way for another short-lived liquor store and bar, the Swamp Buggy Lounge...

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7. 98.83.1 - Naples famous white beach

   Real photo color postcard with white border. Front caption reads "City of Naples, Florida and Beach". Caption on reverse reads "NK.I - COLLIER CARD CO., NAPLES, FLA. NAPLES FAMOUS WHITE BEACH LOOKING SOUTH FROM NORTH OF THE BEACH CLUB". Curteich postcard #1DK-1588.

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8. 98.83.10 - Come to Florida

   Linen color postcard with white border. Front reads "Come to Florida". Postcard #D236:-4-7124. Divided back. Made by Metropolitan, Everett, Mass.

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9. 98.83.11 - Coconut tree

   Colorized postcard. Front reads "A TREE LOADED WITH COCOANUTS IN FLORIDA". Reverse has illustration of a thermometer with varying degree marks. On left, reads "The Temperature Today Is" below the thermometer reads "In _______ Florida". A "Colourpicture" Publication, Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.

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10. 98.83.13 - Brahman bull

    Real color photo postcard with white border. Front caption reads "Brahman Bull". Reverse reads "FK.102-GENERAL FLORIDA SCENE IN NATURAL COLOR, BRAHMAN BULL IN FLORIDA PASTURES, Florida has made great progress in the raising of cattle within recent years and fine herds, including Shorthorns, Angus and Brahman breeds can be seen throughout the State". Curteich postcard #7C-K1075.

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11. 98.83.14 - Florida orange blossoms

    Real color photo postcard. Reverse caption reads "A beautiful Florida fruit cluster with orange blossoms." Paltichrome by Colourpicture by COLOURPICTURE PUBLISHERS, INC., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Color by Sanborn. Used postcard with personal greeting, 3 cent postage and 1961 postmark from Punta Gorda, FL.

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12. 98.83.15 - Florida Gator Salute

    Real color photo postcard with white border. Front caption reads "A Florida Gator Salute". Reverse reads "FK.67-General Florida Scene in Natural Color, A FLORIDA GATOR SALUTE, BIG, WIDE, AND READY". Curteich postcard #5C-K1353. Used postcard with personal greeting, 3 cent postage and 1960 postmark from Lake Wales, FL. Bottom of stamp removed in order to read Curteich postcard number in stamp box.

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13. 98.83.16 - Minute Maid Processing Plant

    Real color photo postcard. Reverse caption reads "MINUTE MAID PROCESSING PLANT, Florida". Used postcard with personal greeting, 4 cent postage and 1968 postmark from Melbourne, FL. Tichnor Bros. postcard #L-164

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14. 98.83.17 - Florida orange groves

    Real color photo postcard with white border. Front caption reads "Orange groves in Florida". Reverse reads "FK.9I-GENERAL FLORIDA SCENE IN NATURAL COLOR, ORANGE GROVES IN FLORIDA, Nothing is prettier to the visitor to Florida, than the golden orange groves around the blue water of spring-fed lakes, for the citrus growing areas stretch for miles through the hill and lake section of Florida". Curteich postcard #7C-K354.

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15. 98.83.18 - Loading oranges

    Real color photo postcard. Reverse reads "W.G. 212 WAVERLY, FLORIDA, Loading fruit. Bok Singing Tower in background. ( A duplicate 35-mm Kodachrome slide of this picture may be purchased for 50 cents or 3 for $1.20. Address Waverly Welcome House, Waverly, Florida. Specify this card number)." Used postcard with personal greeting, 3 cent postage and 1961 postmark from Lake Wales, FL.

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16. 98.83.19 - Greetings from Florida

    Unused large block letter color linen postcard. Front reads "GREETINGS FROM FLORIDA". Postcard number 122N in upper right corner. Caption on reverse reads "Florida, land of sunshine, is the Winter Playground of the nation. Every known form of outdoor pleasuring is pursued without the necessity of considering winter conditions - for the winter skies are always smiling and December breezes are as balmy as May."

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17. 98.83.2 - Naples white sand beach

    Real photo color postcard with white border. Front caption reads "The Popular White Sand Beach, Naples-On-The-Gulf, Florida". Caption on reverse reads "NK.7 - COLLIER CARD CO., NAPLES, FLA. FUN, ENJOYMENT, AND RELAXATION ARE ALWAYS FOUND AT THE BEAUTIFUL BEACH, IN NAPLES, FLORIDA". Curteich postcard #6C-K1142.

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18. 98.83.3 - Naples-Ft. Myers Kennel Club

    Real photo color postcard with scalloped edge. Front caption reads "Naples-Fort Myers Kennel Club". Reverse caption reads "NAPLES-FORT MYERS KENNEL CLUB, Beautiful Bonita, Greyhound Racing is an exciting and popular attraction in sunny Florida. This scene shows the entrance and the beautifully illuminated tracks. World's Greyhound Showplace. U.S. 41, Bonita Springa, Fla." Plastichrome, Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130

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19. 98.83.4 - St. Ann's Catholic Church

    Real photo color postcard with scalloped edge. Reverse caption reads "ST. ANN'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 3rd St., Naples, Florida, Photo by Bob Glander". Plastichrome, Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130. St. Ann's is located in Old Naples on 9th Street South.

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20. 98.83.5 - Naples is for Lovers

    Real photo color postcard with white border. Front reads "NAPLES IS FOR *LOVERS, * LOVERS OF BEACHES, FISHING, BOATING, GOLFING, AND SOLITUDE AND MUCH, MUCH MORE". Reverse caption reads "NAPLES, FLORIDA, Fun, enjoyment, and relaxation are always found at beautiful Naples, Florida". Plastichrome, Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130-4598.

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