Burgert Brothers
Photographic Collection
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The Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection presents a unique pictorial record of the commercial, residential and social growth of Tampa Bay and Florida's West coast from the late 1800s to the early 1960s.
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Nearly 15,000 images in this collection chronicle the history of the Tampa Bay area as it faced wars, natural disasters, economic booms and busts. The images offer a view of a community at work, from cigar factories, sponge docks and strawberry fields, to grocery stores, service stations and bank lobbies. Many of the photographs also depict a community at leisure, enjoying a day at the beach, participating in local celebrations, attending the Florida State Fair or playing favorite games such as golf, tennis, shuffleboard or checkers.
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This extraordinary archive - a visual link with our past and our heritage - is preserved at the John F. Germany Public Library for the public to view and use. A great tool is available to get you started on your search,
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Advertising shot of posed models with dog in Oakland convertible outside the Davis Islands Coliseum: (Davis Islands), Tampa, Florida. Taken April 6, 1926.
4474/18560
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Boats on Hillsborough River in front of the Tampa Bay Hotel: Tampa, Florida. Taken March 16, 1923.
692/R226A (V440)
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Pilots Caruthers and Schrock at Drew Field next to Citrus Exchange Seald Sweet plane used in endurance flight attempt. Taken November 5, 1926.
5410/30520
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Lector on raised platform reading to cigar workers at Corral Wodiska factory in Ybor City. Taken August 27, 1929.
5390/30032
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Tampa's City Hall opened August 28, 1915 and still houses Tampa's city council chambers and offices. This 1917 photograph shows the building's entrance on Lafayette Street and the four-faced clock on top of the building. The clock was nicknamed "Hortense" after Hortense Oppenheimer Ford, the socialite daughter of a local physician who raised money to purchase the timepieces during the building's construction.
603/R352(V166)
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