A wrecking crane demolishing the G&G Mercantile Store on Marco Island in March 1965. The owners, Robert and Elva Griffis, operated the store from 1936 until July 1964.

Wreckage of the demolished G&G Mercantile Store on Marco Island in March 1965. The owners, Robert and Elva Griffis, operated the store from 1936 to July 1964.

Handwritten notation on the back reads " Anne Harrison Holloway, Belle Selby Holloway, daughters of John S. W. Holloway aboard "Ketchup" house boat, Little Marco-1921". Their father was the grandson of General John S. Williams, co-founder of Naples.

Seven men and a dog standing by the dock in Old Marco Village. Identified are: Captain Hamilton (far left) and Dr. Olds (on extreme right). All others are unidentified. The masts of a schooner can be seen in the background.

Ship Ahoy tavern on Goodland, c1950.  Formerly, a 36' x 125' houseboat used by workers on the Overseas Highway project in the Keys, it sank in a 1935 hurricane off Marathon.  It was salvaged in 1943 or 1944 by Tommie Barfield and J.H. Doxsee, and towed to Marco Island by the schooner Eureka to become a tavern near the west end of Goodland bridge.

Unidentified woman standing by car with a ferry on right, c1926.  Possibly Marco Island Ferry.

Group of workers who participated in salvaging the 36' x 125' houseboat, "Ship Ahoy," (in background) used on construction of the Overseas Highway at Marathon in the Florida Keys.  The boat was raised and moved to Goodland in 1943-4 as a tavern.

Identified L to R: front row: John Stephens, Jr. and Chester Wood.  

Identified L to R: back row: unidentified; George Lowe; Tommie Barfield; J. Harvey Doxsee; Jack Levins; unidentified; Virgil Weeks and two unidentified.  Identifications by Bud Kirk.

Aerial of Old Marco townsite c1948, looking west-northwest.  Marco Lodge in center.  Doxsee Clam factory site in right foreground.  Hamilton Point, small tip of land on right 2" from top of photo.

Aerial view of Marco Island, c1960.

Captian W.D. "Bill" Collier's sailboat, "FALCON," docked at the Burnham Clam Cannery at Caxambas, c1910.

"Ship Ahoy," a 36' x 125' construction barge and houseboat used to build the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys.  Sunk in 1935 at Marathon and later salvaged by Tommie Barfield and J.H. Doxsee.  Shown here being towed to Goodland, 1943-4, near west end of Goodland Bridge, where it operated as a tavern.

G&G Mercantile Store at the north end of Marco Island, c1936.  Originally established by Captain W. D. "Bill" Collier in 1907, it was bought and re-named by Robert and Elva Griffis in 1936. The couple operated it until 1964.

W.D. Collier general store on Marco Island, 1910.  Built on the waterfront by W.D. "Bill" Collier, c1880s.  Small sailboat docked on left, unidentified man walking on dock, far right.

Wooden swing bridge at Goodland, c1938.  Automobile on far right, about to cross.  This bridge replaced the Marco Ferry.

Clapboard house on a flatbed truck being hauled from Caxambas to a new site at Goodland, c1940s.

Portrait photograph of Mrs. Tommie Camilla Stephens Barfield (1888-1950).  Known as the "Queen of Marco Island," she played a decisive role in the formation of Collier County and served as the County's first Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1923-29.

Forrest Walker standing beside an automobile on the shell road to Marco Island, three miles north of the ferry landing, 1921.

Receipts for the Marco Island Ferry from December 3 to February 1, 1927.  Document typed on J.H. Doxsee & Sons Little Neck Clam Products letterhead and is dated February 3, 1927.  Signed by J.H. Doxsee.

View of Collier City, c1927 as seen from the roof of the Marco Hotel on Marco Island.  Large building in foreground displays sign which reads "Jim C. Ganer, General Merchandise, Gas & Oil".

Aerial view of Little Marco Island, c1900, with undeveloped land and a winding shell road in center.