Digitizing the Collection

Over 14,000 images from the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection have been scanned. Scanned images are available for viewing through the library's online catalog.

In 1997 the library was awarded a grant by the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, a local philanthropic organization in the Tampa Bay area. Grant money has been used to purchase imaging equipment and graphics software.

The hurricane of 1921 was one of Tampa's worst disasters. Flood waters from Tampa Bay caused most of the damage. The October 25 hurricane had been preceded by heavy downpours, nearly seven inches in less than 24 hours. The Bayshore Boulevard seawall was heavily damaged, and Hyde Park, pictured here, flooded. (1168/6674)

Using the library's own photographic prints, images are scanned at a resolution of 100 dots-per-inch (DPI). The black & white images have a tonal resolution of 8 bits-per-pixel. All scanned images have been saved in JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format and are loaded on a library Web server reserved for the scanned photographic images. The catalog records for the photographs include a link to the images.