Burgert Brothers Collection

1900s Tampa Photos

Historic Tampa photographs from the 1900s, showing the city's early twentieth-century development through the Burgert Brothers' lens.

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

Looking north toward Hillsborough River from Tampa Electric Company smokestack, with Tampa Bay Hotel on left, and downtown on right : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Looking north toward Hillsborough River from Tampa Electric Company smokestack, with Tampa Bay Hotel on left, and downtown on right : Tampa, Fla.

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City Hall on southwest corner of Florida Avenue and Lafayette Street, with Police Department : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

City Hall on southwest corner of Florida Avenue and Lafayette Street, with Police Department : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Federal Building at Marion and Zack Streets under construction ; basement level walls standing : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Federal Building at Marion and Zack Streets under construction ; basement level walls standing : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of the construction of the Federal Building; progress shot showing completion of the basement level : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of the construction of the Federal Building; progress shot showing completion of the basement level : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of construction in progress on Federal Building at Marion and Zack Streets, with First Presbyterian Church and DeSoto Hotel in background : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of construction in progress on Federal Building at Marion and Zack Streets, with First Presbyterian Church and DeSoto Hotel in background : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of First Presbyterian Church, Florida Avenue and Zack Street, front and side facade with stained glass windows and steeple : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of First Presbyterian Church, Florida Avenue and Zack Street, front and side facade with stained glass windows and steeple : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy southern facade of First Presbyterian Church near Florida Avenue and Zack Street : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy southern facade of First Presbyterian Church near Florida Avenue and Zack Street : Tampa, Fla.

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Tampa Bay Hotel advertisement copied from Hotel brochure : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Tampa Bay Hotel advertisement copied from Hotel brochure : Tampa, Fla.

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O. Falk and Brother Dry Goods and Millinery at 714-718 Franklin Street, interior with employees and customers : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

O. Falk and Brother Dry Goods and Millinery at 714-718 Franklin Street, interior with employees and customers : Tampa, Fla.

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O. Falk and Brother Dry Goods and Millinery at 714-718 Franklin Street, interior of clothing and shoe department : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

O. Falk and Brother Dry Goods and Millinery at 714-718 Franklin Street, interior of clothing and shoe department : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of casino and grounds of Tampa Bay Hotel : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of casino and grounds of Tampa Bay Hotel : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of departure of train from Tampa Bay Hotel grounds : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of departure of train from Tampa Bay Hotel grounds : Tampa, Fla.

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