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Guide to the
H. J. Webber and W. T. Swingle Photographs of Southeast Florida, 1894-1904
Overview of the Collection
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| Creator: |
Webber, Herbert John, 1865-1946.
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| Title: |
Photographs of southeast Florida,
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| Dates: |
1894-1904
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| Quantity: |
26 photographic prints mounted on 8 sheets
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| Abstract: |
Horticulturalists Webber and Swingle shot these 5x7 in., black-and-white photographs of natural areas, land reclamation, and an agricultural laboratory in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties (Fla.).
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| Identification: |
2000-511 |
Biographical Note
Horticulturalists, employed by the U.S.D.A. Specialized in citrus research. Founded the Eustis experiment station, and worked together in Florida, 1892-1897. In 1912 Webber moved to California, where he continued his citrus research until 1936. Beginning in 1898, Swindle traveled throughout the world, introduced many new crop plants to the U.S., and continued his work in California and Arizona. In 1941 he retired from the U.S.D.A. and became a consultant in tropical botany at the University of Miami.
Scope and Contents
Views of natural areas at Key Largo, Biscayne Canal, Linton, Stranahan Camp (Ft. Lauderdale), Alligator Creek (near Punta Gorda), Miami, Cutler, Key West, Coconut Grove, and Everglades. Includes natural areas, reclamation of land, and Tropical Laboratory (possibly the Dade County Agricultural Experiment Station).
Up to four photographs are mounted on heavy album paper. Beneath each photograph the photographers attached a photo number and caption, which are listed in the container list.
Related Material
Other views by the same photographers located at the Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources.
Index Terms
Biscayne Canal (Fla.)
Botanists
Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Cutler (Palmetto Bay, Fla. -- 1890-1900)
Everglades -- (Fla.) 1890-1900
Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Key Largo (Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Key West (Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Linton (Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Miami (Fla.) -- 1890-1900
Photographic prints
Reclamation of land -- Florida
Swingle, Walter Tennyson, 1871-1952.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Historical Museum of Southern Florida
Acquisition Information
Gift, Sarasota County Department of Historical Resources Archives, June 2000
Bibliography
Biographical sketches: http://lib.ucr.edu/agnic/webber/Vol1/vol1dedication.html
Other photographs: http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/findaids/galloway/images/
Item List
| Image No. |
WS No. |
Caption |
| 2000-511-1 |
207 |
Singers eggs. Key Largo, Fla. Pinder Place.
[Photo by] W. T. Swingle, December 18, 1894.
[Pineapple field and hardwood hammock] |
| 2000-511-2 |
246 |
Biscayne Canal looking north from a point near the town of Linton, Fla., December 30, 1895. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-3 |
250 |
Biscayne Canal near Linton, Fla. Looking north, December 30, 1896. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-4 |
249 |
Stranahan Camp, New River, Fla. Prof. Papinoe in boat, January 2, 1896. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-5 |
270 |
Alligator Creek. Looking west. Between Punta Gorda, June 11, 1895. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-6 |
247 |
Biscayne Canal dredge. [Photo by] H. Swingle. |
| 2000-511-7 |
804 |
Salt marsh in front of Cocoanut Grove, Florida. Swingle Miami views. |
| 2000-511-8 |
248 |
“The Widow.” Boat in which my trip to the keys in company with Prof. Papinoe was made. (Looking N.E. from wharf at Linton City), January 7, 1895. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-9 |
2878 |
Ocean waves. |
| 2000-511-10 |
754 |
Hammock road, Miami, Florida. October 1897. [Photo by] H. J. Webber. |
| 2000-511-11 |
758 |
French count met at Cutler. [Photo by] H. J. Webber.
[French Count James L. Nugent and his friend, Count Jean d'Hedouville, wintered in Coconut Grove beginning in the 1880s and 1890s.] |
| 2000-511-12 |
786 |
Tropical laboratory in course of construction. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 1898. |
| 2000-511-13 |
791 |
Tropical laboratory. H. J. Webber, March 1898. |
| 2000-511-14 |
784 |
Clearing at Tropical Garden, Miami, Fla. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 28, 1898 |
| 2000-511-15 |
788 |
Hammock path in original Tropical Garden, Miami, Fla. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 1898 |
| 2000-511-16 |
790 |
Original hammock of Tropical Garden. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 1898 |
| 2000-511-17 |
787 |
Original hammock of Tropical Garden at Miami, Florida. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 1898 |
| 2000-511-18 |
789 |
Original flat woods of Tropical Garden. Photo by H. J. Webber, March 1898 |
| 2000-511-19 |
799 |
Key West harbor. [Photo by] Swingle. |
| 2000-511-20 |
806 |
Boots at Key West, Fla. [sailboats in harbor] [Photo by] Swingle. |
| 2000-511-21 |
800 |
Fairbank’s place, Key West. |
| 2000-511-22 |
801 |
Mrs. Fairbanks house. Spanish lime and sapodilla. Swingle. [children in front of house] |
| 2000-511-23 |
2947 |
View of drained lands in Everglades ready to plow. Miami, Florida. Photo by H. J. Webber, May 1, 1901. |
| 2000-511-24 |
2948 |
View of drained lands in Everglades ready to plow. Miami, Florida. Photo by H. J. Webber, May 1, 1904. |
| 2000-511-25 |
2945 |
View of Everglades looking toward a bay head or timbered island. Miami, Fla. by H. J. Webber, May 1, 1904 |
| 2000-511-26 |
2946 |
View of drained lands in Everglades, but still quite wet, showing characteristic groups of trees and sawgrass stretches. Miami, Fla., May 1, 1904 |
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