Burgert Brothers Collection

Cigar Industry Historic Photos

Historic Tampa cigar industry photographs — factories, workers, and the trades that defined Ybor City, documented by the Burgert Brothers.

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

Wood-framed Sanchez y Haya Factory No. 1 at corner of Seventh Avenue and Fifteenth Street in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Wood-framed Sanchez y Haya Factory No. 1 at corner of Seventh Avenue and Fifteenth Street in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla.

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Balcony level view along 1600 block of East Seventh Avenue, looking east from Fifteenth Street, with trolley, street traffic and pedestrians : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Balcony level view along 1600 block of East Seventh Avenue, looking east from Fifteenth Street, with trolley, street traffic and pedestrians : 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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S. Fernandez & Company cigar factory no. 286 at 3101 Gomez Avenue : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

S. Fernandez & Company cigar factory no. 286 at 3101 Gomez Avenue : Tampa, Fla.

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Entrance facade of Diaz, Raphael & Company cigar factory No. 395 at 12th Street and 15th Avenue : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Entrance facade of Diaz, Raphael & Company cigar factory No. 395 at 12th Street and 15th Avenue : Tampa, Fla.

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Employees in front of Tampa Box Company Building at 1602 7th Avenue in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Employees in front of Tampa Box Company Building at 1602 7th Avenue in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of V. M. Ybor and Company cigar factory on 15th Street (multi-story brick, street facade) in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of V. M. Ybor and Company cigar factory on 15th Street (multi-story brick, street facade) in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla.

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Electric Service Company at northeast corner of Florida Avenue (900 block) and Cass Street (400 block) : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Electric Service Company at northeast corner of Florida Avenue (900 block) and Cass Street (400 block) : Tampa, Fla.

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Manuel Corral and Francisco Sierra standing by their automobiles packed in front of the Corral, Wodiska y Company Factory No. 8 at 2612 14th Street in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Manuel Corral and Francisco Sierra standing by their automobiles packed in front of the Corral, Wodiska y Company Factory No. 8 at 2612 14th Street in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla.

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Eli Witt Cigar Company at 612 Eunice Avenue, front and side facades of building and fleet of delivery trucks and men : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Eli Witt Cigar Company at 612 Eunice Avenue, front and side facades of building and fleet of delivery trucks and men : Tampa, Fla.

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Gonzalez and Sanchez Company in Ybor City, front and side facades of three story brick building : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Gonzalez and Sanchez Company in Ybor City, front and side facades of three story brick building : Tampa, Fla.

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Van Dyke's Service Station with Hav-a-Tampa Cigar stand on side at 7800 Nebraska Avenue in Sulphur Springs : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Van Dyke's Service Station with Hav-a-Tampa Cigar stand on side at 7800 Nebraska Avenue in Sulphur Springs : Tampa, Fla.

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