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The Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection presents a unique pictorial record of the commercial, residential and social growth of Tampa Bay and Florida's West coast from the late 1800s to the early 1960s.

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Nearly 15,000 images in this collection chronicle the history of the Tampa Bay area as it faced wars, natural disasters, economic booms and busts. The images offer a view of a community at work, from cigar factories, sponge docks and strawberry fields, to grocery stores, service stations and bank lobbies. Many of the photographs also depict a community at leisure, enjoying a day at the beach, participating in local celebrations, attending the Florida State Fair or playing favorite games such as golf, tennis, shuffleboard or checkers.

This extraordinary archive - a visual link with our past and our heritage - is preserved at the John F. Germany Public Library for the public to view and use. A great tool is available to get you started on your search, Image: PDF Document Help Finding...Burgert Brothers Photographs.

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Burgert Photographs are featured in Florida on Florida, a component of the Florida Electronic Library.

Image: Women Models in Car by Building: Tampa, Florida
Advertising shot of posed models with dog in Oakland convertible outside the Davis Islands Coliseum: (Davis Islands), Tampa, Florida. Taken April 6, 1926. 4474/18560
Boats on Hillsborough River in front of the Tampa Bay Hotel: Tampa, Florida. Taken March 16, 1923. 692/R226A (V440)
Image: Boats on Hillsborough River in front of the Tampa Bay Hotel
Image: Pilots Caruthers and Schrock at Drew Field next to Citrus Exchange Seald Sweet plane used in endurance flight attempt
Pilots Caruthers and Schrock at Drew Field next to Citrus Exchange Seald Sweet plane used in endurance flight attempt. Taken November 5, 1926. 5410/30520
Lector on raised platform reading to cigar workers at Corral Wodiska factory in Ybor City. Taken August 27, 1929. 5390/30032
Image: Lector on raised platform reading to cigar workers at Corral Wodiska factory in Ybor City.
Image: Tampa's City Hall
Tampa's City Hall opened August 28, 1915 and still houses Tampa's city council chambers and offices. This 1917 photograph shows the building's entrance on Lafayette Street and the four-faced clock on top of the building. The clock was nicknamed "Hortense" after Hortense Oppenheimer Ford, the socialite daughter of a local physician who raised money to purchase the timepieces during the building's construction. 603/R352(V166)

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