Historic Tampa Photo Prints
Browse over 20,000 vintage Tampa photos from the 1890s–1960s and order museum-quality prints — shipped anywhere in the country.
Find Your Photo
Search the Burgert Brothers Collection, click any photo to view it, and add prints to your cart.
The Burgert Brothers Story
In 1899, German immigrant Jean Auguste Burgert opened a small photography studio in Tampa, Florida. What began as a modest portrait business would grow into the most important photographic record of Tampa Bay's transformation from a frontier town into a modern city.
Jean's sons — Al, Jean Jr., and Walter — joined the business and expanded it into commercial photography, documenting everything from Ybor City's booming cigar industry to the grand Tampa Bay Hotel, from Gasparilla parades to the quiet neighborhoods of Hyde Park and Seminole Heights. The Burgert Brothers studio became the go-to photographers for Tampa's businesses, civic organizations, and newspapers. Their work appeared in Life magazine, National Geographic, and countless local publications.
The studio operated for over six decades until closing in 1963. By then, the Burgerts had amassed an extraordinary archive of more than 80,000 negatives — an unparalleled visual history of Tampa Bay. The collection was donated to the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, where it has been carefully preserved and digitized for public access.
The Burgert Brothers were known for their distinctive handwritten logo, their mastery of the panoramic Cirkut camera, and their ability to capture both the grandeur and the everyday life of a city in motion. Their photographs remain the definitive visual record of Tampa's golden age — and now you can own a piece of that history.
Official Print Partner
Bob Baggett Photography is the exclusive licensed photographer authorized by the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library to produce prints from the Burgert Brothers Collection. Every print is produced from the original archival negatives. Verify this on the library's official order page.
How It Works
- Search the collection above by keyword or topic
- Click any photo to view it full-size
- Choose your print size — up to 48" × 48"
- Add to cart and email your order to Bob
Shipping & Sizing
- Ships anywhere in the U.S. in a protective tube
- Sizes from 8"×10" up to 48"×48"
- Wall-size and custom prints available — just ask
- Professional framing available through our partners