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Burgert Brothers Collection

Ybor City Historic Photos

Historic photographs of Ybor City — Tampa's cigar-making neighborhood from the 1890s through the 1960s, captured 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.

Nebraska Avenue (2000 block) in vicinity of Centro Asturiano, intersection with Palm Avenue, and adjacent property: (Ybor City) Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Nebraska Avenue (2000 block) in vicinity of Centro Asturiano, intersection with Palm Avenue, and adjacent property: (Ybor City) Tampa, Fla.

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[Three women on a balcony in Ybor City] : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

[Three women on a balcony in Ybor City] : Tampa, Fla.

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Copy of street car #34 in front of El Pasaje Hotel and Restaurant, 1316-1320 9th Avenue : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Copy of street car #34 in front of El Pasaje Hotel and Restaurant, 1316-1320 9th Avenue : Tampa, Fla.

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La Verbena del Tobaco float in Gasparilla Parade : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

La Verbena del Tobaco float in Gasparilla Parade : Tampa, Fla.

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St. Peter Claver School, class portrait with students and nuns: Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

St. Peter Claver School, class portrait with students and nuns: Tampa, Fla.

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Booker T. Washington High School graduating class posed outside of building in caps and gowns: Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Booker T. Washington High School graduating class posed outside of building in caps and gowns: Tampa, Fla.

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Children at trellis gate of Helping Hand Day Nursery, 1609 Central Avenue: Tampa, Fla.
 — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Children at trellis gate of Helping Hand Day Nursery, 1609 Central Avenue: Tampa, Fla.

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Interior view of Bank of Ybor City at 1702 Seventh Avenue East on corner of Seventh Avenue and Seventeenth Street : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Interior view of Bank of Ybor City at 1702 Seventh Avenue East on corner of Seventh Avenue and Seventeenth Street : Tampa, Fla.

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Uniformed women workers at Tampa Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 612 Cass Street: Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Uniformed women workers at Tampa Coca-Cola Bottling Company, 612 Cass Street: Tampa, Fla.

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Bank of Ybor City, interior view of teller cages and vault : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Bank of Ybor City, interior view of teller cages and vault : Tampa, Fla.

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Senior class of Booker T. Washington Junior High School: Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Senior class of Booker T. Washington Junior High School: Tampa, Fla.

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[Pan-American Federation of Labor building] : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

[Pan-American Federation of Labor building] : Tampa, Fla.

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