Burgert Brothers Collection

Gasparilla Historic Photos

Vintage Gasparilla Pirate Festival photographs from Tampa's annual celebration, documented by the Burgert Brothers.

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Group portrait copy of periwigged and costumed Gasparilla Royal Court IV, with King Edward Hendry and Queen Kathleen Phil (seated, in center), and Captain Jack Mahoney (rear, fourth from left), in Tampa Bay Hotel : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Group portrait copy of periwigged and costumed Gasparilla Royal Court IV, with King Edward Hendry and Queen Kathleen Phil (seated, in center), and Captain Jack Mahoney (rear, fourth from left), in Tampa Bay Hotel : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Gasparilla pirate ship at Mallory Docks : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Gasparilla pirate ship at Mallory Docks : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Gasparilla XIV queen Lillie Wall Honacker : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Gasparilla XIV queen Lillie Wall Honacker : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Gasparilla XV queen Marion Harvey : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Gasparilla XV queen Marion Harvey : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Gasparilla XXIV king and queen, W. Frank Hobbs and Sylvia Corral : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Gasparilla XXIV king and queen, W. Frank Hobbs and Sylvia Corral : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of program from Gasparilla XXXVI listing past kings and queens from 1904 to 1949 : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of program from Gasparilla XXXVI listing past kings and queens from 1904 to 1949 : Tampa, Fla.

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Gasparilla II Royal Court of 1905 with King William C. Gaither and Queen Mary Carnes; Captain George W. Hardee on left: Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Gasparilla II Royal Court of 1905 with King William C. Gaither and Queen Mary Carnes; Captain George W. Hardee on left: Tampa, Fla.

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Gasparilla boat from hospital : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Gasparilla boat from hospital : Tampa, Fla.

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[Gasparilla Parade float] : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

[Gasparilla Parade float] : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of Gasparilla XV King Truman Green and Queen Carol Lyons, seated in regalia : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of Gasparilla XV King Truman Green and Queen Carol Lyons, seated in regalia : Tampa, Fla.

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Bayshore Boulevard and Hillsborough Bay with Gasparilla crowds and flotilla : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Bayshore Boulevard and Hillsborough Bay with Gasparilla crowds and flotilla : Tampa, Fla.

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Coronation of Gasparilla XL Court, featuring King Carlton C. Cone and Queen Suzanne Lowry (Mrs. John Crist) : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Coronation of Gasparilla XL Court, featuring King Carlton C. Cone and Queen Suzanne Lowry (Mrs. John Crist) : Tampa, Fla.

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