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  1. 88.42.72 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Rough graded section of Immokalee Road during Tamiami Trail construction. Drainage canal on left. Steel gang on far right, laying rails for A.C.L. Railroad. Originally captioned "Immokalee Road During Construction."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  2. 88.42.73 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Rough graded section of Immokalee Road (left) during Tamiami Trail construction, with drainage canal and emergency dam (right, foreground) built in summer of 1927. Originally captioned "Immokalee Road".

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  3. 88.42.74 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Rough graded section of Immokalee Road (left) during Tamiami Trail construction, with drainage canal and emergency dam (right, foreground) built in summer of 1927. Originally captioned "Site of Emergency Dam. During extreme drought of summer of 1927, it was necessary to dam road and resort to pumps to float giant dredge."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  4. 88.42.75 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Group of eight workers in camp gathered in front of wooden sheds and barn used during Tamiami Trail construction. Originally captioned "Pine Camp, Auxiliary Camp South of Immokalee."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  5. 88.42.76 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Driver with team of four oxen pulling a loaded dynamite cart through cypress swamp during Tamiami Trail construction. Originally captioned "Willson Marsh. 3/4 mile wide which gasoline and supplies were lugged by oxen."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  6. 88.42.77 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Front view of Bay City skimmer scoop in operation, bucket lowered, levelling out piles of fill and root material into rough road grade for Tamiami Trail. Drainage canal on right. Originally captioned "Bay City Skimmer. Rough levels dredged embankment."

    Record Type: Photo

    Bay City Skimmer
  7. 88.42.78 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Tractor and scarifier (extreme left) beginning rough grade on section of Tamiami Trail. One vehicle in center, with pile driver in distance. Drainage canal on right. Originally captioned "Rocky Road to Deep Lake. Grading boulder section in Big Cypress."

    Record Type: Photo

    Rocky Road to Deep Lake, c1927
  8. 88.42.79 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Group of passengers, including eight Seminoles, boarding a Tamiami Trail Tours bus outside the Rod & Gun Club in Everglades City. Caption on reverse reads "First bus at Everglades on way to Miami."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  9. 88.42.8 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Arm and bucket of walking dredge piling sand and rock along bank of canal during Tamiami Trail construction. Originally captioned "A man sized boulder. Unknown to the world at large, the Everglades are underlain by rock."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  10. 88.42.80 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Low altitude aerial view of Everglades City, looking from northwest direction, with Barron River and downtown area in foreground. Taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration on April 26, 1928.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  11. 88.42.81 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from southwest direction, with Barron River and downtown area on left. Taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration on April 26, 1928.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  12. 88.42.83 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from south east direction, taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration. Boy Scout camp and arena in center.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  13. 88.42.84 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from south east direction, taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  14. 88.42.85 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from south east direction, taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  15. 88.42.86 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from east, taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration with motorcade and traffic circle in center. Original caption "Lake Placid in foreground. Barron's River in middle distance. Chokoloskee Bay and Ten Thousand Islands in background."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  16. 88.42.87 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from west-north-west direction with Barron River in foreground. Taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  17. 88.42.88 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Aerial view of Everglades City, looking from westerly direction and showing Port DuPont with Barron River. Taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  18. 88.42.89 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Low altitude aerial view of Everglades City, looking due east and showing downtown area with Barron River in foreground. Taken during Tamiami Trail opening celebration on April 26, 1928.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  19. 88.42.9 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. Front view of a Bay City skimmer scoop machine unloading bucket full of sand and rock during Tamiami Trail construction. Unidentified workman standing off to right. Originally captioned "The Skimmer Disgorges. This machine does the work of 50 men levelling the grade thrown up by the dredges."

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic
  20. 88.42.90 - Print, Photographic

    B&W. View of parade in Everglades City during Tamiami Trail opening celebration, as seen from the roof of Bank of Everglades. Motorcade in distance, jail building top center. First bus from Miami to Everglades is shown in bottom left, with library building directly above.

    Record Type: Photo

    Print, Photographic

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