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Listen: The Folk ProgramPhoto Exhibits
Photo exhibits spotlight various topics in Florida history, and are accompanied by brief text intended to place selected materials in historical context.
Alligators in the Backyard
Tourists gawk at alligators at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm: St. Augustine, Florida (1972)
Image Number: C800496
Alligators have always attracted tourists to the Sunshine State. The St. Augustine Alligator Farm opened for business in 1893.
Two men and two women posing with a concrete alligator (1950s)
Image Number: PR00159
Alligator climbing stairway to sliding board in an alligator farm: St. Augustine, Florida (1948)
Image Number: C006699
Alligator show at St. Augustine Alligator Farm: St. Augustine (1980)
Image Number: C800489
Alligator feeding show: Homosassa Springs, Florida (1970s)
Image Number: FW00321
Entrance to Gatorland Zoo: Orlando, Florida (19--)
Image Number: C821811
Alligator exhibit at Everglades Wonder Gardens: Bonita Springs, (1975)
Image Number: C682929
Texas Jim Mitchell and O.F. Vischer with alligator at Sarasota Reptile Farm: Sarasota, Florida (1948)
Image Number: C010203
Tropical park: Daytona Beach, Florida (1937)
Image Number: PC0170
Visitors at the Tampa Alligator Farm: Tampa, Florida (1917)
Image Number: RC07085
The queen at the Florida Alligator Farm: Jacksonville, Florida (1913?)
Image Number: PC0173
A hungry alligator at Tropical Hobbyland: Miami, Florida (19--?)
Image Number: PC0186
Entrance to Okalee Indian Village and Craft Center: West Hollywood, Florida (1967)
Image Number: C670969
Seminole alligator wrestling at Aquaglades: Dania, Florida (1950s)
Image Number: PC1303
While relations between Seminoles and Gators pre-date the college football teams, the wrestling of alligators by Seminole people dates to the Twentieth Century. Created to satisfy the preconceptions of tourists, this was a tradition invented at tourist attractions in South Florida. For more history, listen to this podcast with alligator wrestler Richard Bowers.
Indian boy wrestling alligator at Musa Isle Indian village: Miami, Florida (19--)
Image Number: PC1338
Alligator wrestling at St. Augustine Alligator Farm: St. Augustine, Florida (19--)
Image Number: C681845
"Alligator" boat: Wakulla Springs, Florida (1941)
Image Number: PR10712
Features
Territorial Legislative Council Records, 1822-1845
Documenting Florida's legislature prior to statehood
State and County Officer Directories, 1868-1969
Lists of Florida's state and county officials either elected or appointed between 1868 and 1969.
Guide to Military Records and the Wartime Experience
A guide to government records and manuscript collections relating to service members and the wartime experience.
Dust Tracks
21 tracks from Hurston's time documenting African American culture for the WPA in 1930s Florida.
History Day 2025
Resources for Florida History Day from the State Library and Archives of Florida.