Broad Avenue South, Naples, 1948.

Donor provided caption "This picture taken by 9th green, Old Nine Hole Golf Course.  The old pump house shown with banana patch in rear.  My special family.  December 1925.  Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Fohl Sr. with L to R: Ruth Kathleen Fohl, Margaret Jane Fohl and Robert R. Fohl, Jr.  We arrived in Naples from Indianapolis, Ind. in December 1925 and returned to Indianapolis in June 1932.  Ruth graduated from Florida State in 1934 and Robert Jr. from Butler U. in 1936."

Roy Brack, Ruth Fohl and Robert R. Fohl Jr. in Naples on December 28, 1948 in front of the old community building.

Robert R. Fohl Jr. with daughter Barbara Louise and son Richard Bell Fohl in Naples visiting on December 28, 1948.

Donor provided captions "Old golf pro shop - 1930-1.  Robert R. Fohl Jr. in door.  Pro shop located what is now West Lake Drive and 8th Ave S just west of groundskeeper's, or Fohl, house now remodeled at 481 8th Ave S across from St. Ann's."

"Caddy area around pine tree on right.  Caddies instructed to wait here for assignments."

Ed Crayton sold 220 acres to Allen Joslin in 1930 to build the Beach Club Golf Course and Hotel.  This clubhouse, seen here from late 1931, is on the site now occupied by the Beach Club Hotel.  There was a ladies locker room, mens locker room and a cocktail bar lounge on the first floor.  On the second floor, there was a large room used for meetings and dancing.

Donor provided caption " Jane Fohl at sand box, 3rd tee - old golf course winter 1929-30.  Behind sand box is Dwight Tomlinson, brother of Eddie.  There were no wooden golf tees.  Sand box divided in two parts.  One part beach sand.  Other part a water bucket.  Tee was made of wet sand.  Towel also on all boxes on each tee." 

Naples Golf Course score card.

Reverse of Naples Golf Course score card, c1920-30s. 

Old Nine Hole Golf Course, Winter Season, 1930-1931.

Caption by Robert Fohl, Jr. "Jack Rather, asst. pro and my dad Robert R. Fohl Sr., who was in charge of golf course and gardens, etc.  Taken March 26, 1928 in parking area in front of pro shop.  Second hole green in background."

Old Nine Hole Golf Course, c1930.

Old Nine Hole Golf Course pro, c1930.

Manager of Back Bay Hotel (now present day Crayton Cove/City Dock area) on the 3rd tee, c1930.

Tee time!  Location is probably the Old Nine Hole Golf Course, downtown Naples, c1920s-1930s.

Robert Fohl, Jr. at the Old Nine Hole Golf Course, 1931.

Robert Fohl, Jr. at Naples Beach Hotel & Golf course, 1972.

Flower gardens in the back of the Naples Hotel, December 1926.

Flower gardens in front of the Naples Hotel, December 1926.

Donor provided caption "More gardens and hotel grounds supervised by Robert R. Fohl Sr.  December 1926 looking west with Old Nine Hole golf pro shop on left and sheds behind Fohl house."