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.

Freighter "Sundance" moored at Municipal Dock in Ybor Channel : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Freighter "Sundance" moored at Municipal Dock in Ybor Channel : Tampa, Fla.

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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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Labor Temple at 1612 Eighth Avenue, two-story wood building with covered balcony, with crowd on street facade : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Labor Temple at 1612 Eighth Avenue, two-story wood building with covered balcony, with crowd on street facade : Tampa, Fla.

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Estuary Zone with surrounding development looking south from Fourth Street : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Estuary Zone with surrounding development looking south from Fourth Street : Tampa, Fla.

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Centro Asturiano Club at 1915 Nebraska Avenue in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Centro Asturiano Club at 1915 Nebraska Avenue in Ybor City : Tampa, Fla.

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Children, businesses and 23rd Street railroad crossing looking north from 6th Avenue : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Children, businesses and 23rd Street railroad crossing looking north from 6th 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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Railroad crossing at 13th Street and 5th Avenue looking northeast : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Railroad crossing at 13th Street and 5th Avenue looking northeast : Tampa, Fla.

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N. Geraci & Co. Warehouse on 23rd Street looking north from 6th Avenue : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

N. Geraci & Co. Warehouse on 23rd Street looking north from 6th Avenue : Tampa, Fla.

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Philip Shore School, 1301-1311 Nineteenth Street, front and side facade of brick building with gabled roofline : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Philip Shore School, 1301-1311 Nineteenth Street, front and side facade of brick building with gabled roofline : Tampa, Fla.

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Fifteenth Street (1600-1700 blocks) and Sixth Avenue intersection in Ybor City looking past the Imperial Theatre Cafe building : Tampa, Fla. — Burgert Brothers Collection, courtesy Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

Fifteenth Street (1600-1700 blocks) and Sixth Avenue intersection in Ybor City looking past the Imperial Theatre Cafe building : Tampa, Fla.

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