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.

Middleton High School queen with two attendants : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Middleton High School queen with two attendants : Tampa, Fla.

Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

View inside U. S. P. P. plant : Hillsborough County, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

View inside U. S. P. P. plant : Hillsborough County, Fla.

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Middleton High School queen : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Middleton High School queen : Tampa, Fla.

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Group of Tampa Urban League women at 1615 Lamar [Avenue] : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Group of Tampa Urban League women at 1615 Lamar [Avenue] : Tampa, Fla.

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Group of colored high school students at Recreation Center : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Group of colored high school students at Recreation Center : Tampa, Fla.

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Harvesting eggplant : Palmetto, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Harvesting eggplant : Palmetto, Fla.

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Potatoes on Mathews Farm : Leesburg, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Potatoes on Mathews Farm : Leesburg, Fla.

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Field of corn at Tampa Shores : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Field of corn at Tampa Shores : Tampa, Fla.

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Negro Ministerial Alliance meeting at 109 South Dakota : Tampa, Fla — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Negro Ministerial Alliance meeting at 109 South Dakota : Tampa, Fla

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Meeting of the Negro Ministerial Alliance at 109 South Dakota : Tampa, Fla — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Meeting of the Negro Ministerial Alliance at 109 South Dakota : Tampa, Fla

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Booker T. Washington queen : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Booker T. Washington queen : Tampa, Fla.

Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Tampa Shores' corn field : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Tampa Shores' corn field : Tampa, Fla.

Courtesy, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

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