A group of fourteen (unidentified) African American grove workers holding grapefruit cans at Deep Lake. Dated November 5, 1927.

Two men and one woman (all unidentified) standing on the steps of a large house built on pilings, c1927. Notation reads "Collier's Cottage at Deep Lake".

An unidentified man standing by a grapefruit tree at Deep Lake. Dated November 5, 1927.

A grove of royal palms in the vicinity of Deep Lake, c1927. The typed notation reads "In Royal Palm Park, Collier Co, Fla, W.M. Buswell, Fort Myers".

A scenic view of the forest at Deep Lake, c1927. Notation reads "Forest near Deep Lake. Collier County Florida, W.M. Buswell, Fort Myers".

Horr's Island, dated 1905. Captain John Horr's (1843-1926) house seen in the center with a pineapple packing shed on waterfront (extreme right). Notation reads "Horr's Island, Caxambas, Fla."

Unidentified man standing on the bow of a small boat, looking toward the shoreline of the Chatham River. In the distance is the two-story home and boat house once owned by the notorious Ed Watson, who grew sugar cane and made syrup for the Key West market in the 1890s. Photo dated 1938.

A workshop built by Ed Watson for his sugar cane and syrup business, c1890. Photo taken c1938.  Located on the Rodgers River in the Ten Thousand Islands. The notation on the back reads " Near Watson House on Rodgers River. Furthest south house on West coast". 

Two men (unidentified) seated on the bank outside a two-story home built by Ed Watson in the 1890s on the Chatham River in the Ten Thousand Islands. Photo c1938. Watson's home was knocked down in 1960 after being damaged by Hurricane Donna.

Unidentified man peering into a covered cistern, believed to be on the Ed Watson homesite near the Rodgers River, c1938.

 Aerial view of Half Way Creek (bottom) and Everglades City (top right corner), c1972-3.  Causeway to Chokoloskee Island is shown on extreme left, near center of photo.

Scenic view of the Everglades as seen from the Tamiami Trail between Carnestown and Ochopee.  Dated 1944.  Photo courtesy of Dr. F.J. McKinley.

Flock of white ibis in flight over water, just south of Everglades City, flying to roost in the Ten Thousand Islands.

Unidentified individuals standing in a vegetable garden belonging to W.R. Alexander and Roy Cannon on Gopher Key, c1913.

Ed Watson's house at Chatham Bend, as seen from the Chatham River in the Ten Thousand Islands.  Dated 1938.

Large pleasure boat, the Suits Me, anchored alongside three small launches at the mouth of the Shark River in the Ten Thousand Islands. Passengers standing on deck with John Hachmeister, center. Notation reads "Suits Me and Launches,  Mouth of Shark River, March 8, 1912".

A large fishing boat or schooner run aground on a beach. Royal palms in the background. Probable location in the Ten Thousand Islands or Marco Island.

Late 1930s model Ford Essex on flooded, unpaved roadway in an Everglades setting.

A straight section of sand road leading off into the distance through dense vegetation. There is a small wooden bridge in the background. Originally captioned " Old Lee County Road. Dense tropical growth near Royal Palm Hammock. Scene of battle in 3rd Seminole War." Pencil notation on the reverse reads " Old Road through Royal Palm Hammock, Collier County, where one of the last and most desperate battles of the Third Seminole Indian War took place."  The Third Seminole War took place from 1855-1858.

A large tomato packing house under construction at Birdon, just west of Ochopee, for J.B. Janes and E.C. Gaunt farming interests. Vehicles and equipment in the foreground. Handwritten caption at bottom reads "Packing House Under Construction at Birdon".