Large crowd of people gathered along Naples beach to watch the "Gymkanna Day" sporting events, dated 1920.  Small marker flag in sand (center), beachfront cottages in background.

Group of men, all unidentified, walking into the Naples Hotel.  The hotel is draped with banners and bunting to celebrate the arrival of the first Seaboard Air Line Railway passenger train to Naples, the Orange Blossom Special, on January 7, 1927.  Possibly some of the distinguished dignitaries or passengers aboard the train.

Wooden cottage at 43 Broad Avenue South in Naples dated November 1959.  This guest house was moved from the Golf Club near St. Ann's Church and once served as a schoolhouse for Henry Timkin's three sons whenever they came to Naples.

Fifth Avenue South, c1950s.

Group of adults seated outside George Hendrie's home, "The Pines," originally located across the street from Palm Cottage on 12th Avenue South in Naples.  Hendrie is seated on right bench, third from left, c1939.

Frank Brothers garage, 1929.

Unidentified couple after the 1944 hurricane. 

1944 hurricane damage in Naples. 

Sea wall remnants on Naples beach post-hurricane of 1944. 

Damage sustained after 1944 hurricane.

Naples pier after 1944 hurricane.

Western Union telegram warning of hurricane.  Postmaster Captain Stewart received this hurricane warning in 1928.

A sea wall's remnants after 1944 hurricane.

Man identified as Mr. Napier on Naples pier in 1921. 

Bucket of a dredge clearing mangroves along shoreline, believed to be near Gordon's Pass in Naples, c1926.

Naples pier.

Rack card brochure advertising Jungle Larry Safari at Caribbean Gardens. The reverse has a description of attractions: Amazon Jungle Expedition, Congo Safari and Tropical Asian Shikar.

Rack card brochure advertising Jungle Larry Safari at Caribbean Gardens. The reverse has a description of attractions: Amazon Jungle Expedition, Congo Safari, and Tropical Asian Shikar.

Naples residence at 111 12th Ave South that was later owned by E.W. Crayton.  c1920s.

Dr. Henry Nehrling (1853-1929). In 1915,  a distinguished horticulturist and ornithologist from Wisconsin, Nehrling approached the Naples Company about buying some "good rich and private land" in Naples to start a tropical nursery. He relocated here four years later after a disasterous winter freeze in 1917 wiped out most of his rare plant collection in Gotha, Florida, near Orlando.