Burgert Brothers Collection

African American History Historic Photos

Historic photographs documenting Tampa's African American community from the Burgert Brothers Collection.

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A sample from the Burgert Brothers Collection. Search the full collection on the Historic Tampa Photos page.

Mule grinding sugar cane on farmstead : Florida. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Mule grinding sugar cane on farmstead : Florida.

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Workers unloading bananas from cargo ship, Louis Geraci, to Fruit Growers Express : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Workers unloading bananas from cargo ship, Louis Geraci, to Fruit Growers Express : Tampa, Fla.

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Bay to Bay Boulevard looking west at intersection with Lisbon Avenue, showing construction at El Dac Oil Company facility : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Bay to Bay Boulevard looking west at intersection with Lisbon Avenue, showing construction at El Dac Oil Company facility : Tampa, Fla.

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Lisbon Avenue looking north at Bay to Bay Boulevard intersection showing El Dac Oil Company construction : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Lisbon Avenue looking north at Bay to Bay Boulevard intersection showing El Dac Oil Company construction : Tampa, Fla.

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Two men loading trucks at Flynn-Harris-Bullard Company, wholesale grocers at 420 Bell Street : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Two men loading trucks at Flynn-Harris-Bullard Company, wholesale grocers at 420 Bell Street : Tampa, Fla.

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Three Friends Cigar Company and Mims Transfer, East Scott Street, with employees in wagons in front of building : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Three Friends Cigar Company and Mims Transfer, East Scott Street, with employees in wagons in front of building : Tampa, Fla.

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Driver sitting in I.S. Giddens and Company grocery delivery wagon : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Driver sitting in I.S. Giddens and Company grocery delivery wagon : Tampa, Fla.

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Workers grinding sugar cane in the field : Hillsborough County, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Workers grinding sugar cane in the field : Hillsborough County, Fla.

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Workers unloading bananas from the Louis Geraci at Municipal Docks : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Workers unloading bananas from the Louis Geraci at Municipal Docks : Tampa, Fla.

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Workers unloading Hills Brothers Company cargo of coconuts from Gulf and Southern Steamship Company : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Workers unloading Hills Brothers Company cargo of coconuts from Gulf and Southern Steamship Company : Tampa, Fla.

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Man seated in wagon, as his horse drinks from water fountain on Madison street, in front of Hillsborough County Court House, across from the Hillsboro Hotel : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Man seated in wagon, as his horse drinks from water fountain on Madison street, in front of Hillsborough County Court House, across from the Hillsboro Hotel : Tampa, Fla.

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Driver seated in Poinsettia Ice Cream Company delivery truck : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Driver seated in Poinsettia Ice Cream Company delivery truck : Tampa, Fla.

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