This image shows a reconstruction of the typical Seminole living structures as they might have looked in the 18th and 19th centuries.

There is no description on the back of this card.
The Tamiami Trail was built to provide easier access to the cities of Tampa and Miami, on opposite sides of the Florida peninsula.
This catd was used and is dated 27 March 62.

This is an image of a Seminole family moving about in the Florida Everglades by means of a dugout canoe.

The description states:
A colorful costumed Seminole Indian family ride their home-made dugout in Florida.
–The Seminole nation was established from Creek immigrants into Florida in the 18th Century. It is likely this family is from the Miccosukee Tribe, which has retained much of it’s native dress and traditions into the 21st Century.
This card was used and is dated 16 July 1963.

This image is of the most iconic clown in America, Weary Willie as performed by the legendary Emmett Kelly.

The description states:
EMMETT KELLY AS “WEARY WILLIE”,
WORLD FAMOUS CLOWN.
Color Photo by H. W. Hannau
–The fame of this character is such that a museum has been built in his honor.
This card was used and is dated 25 January 1966.

This image shows the pool and main building of the Southernmost Motel, so called because of it’s location on the island of Key West, Florida.

The description states:
SOUTHERNMOST MOTEL
(at the end of Duval by the Ocean)
Telephone CYpress 6-6577
The newest and most modern motel in Key West. 30 Motel Room and 20 Efficiencies, 100% Air Conditioned and Heated. Our own Private Swimming Pool and Beach Facilities. T.V. Lounge, Solarium, and Shuffleboard. South and Duval Streets, Key West, Florida. A. and B. Mazur, owners and managers.
–The establishment is now known as the Southernmost Beach Resort.
This card was used and is dated 31 January 1962.

This image shows a banana tree with fruit and buds in the Sarasota Jungle Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, which opened in 1936.

The description states only the photographer’s name:
M. E. Russell, Sarasota, Florida
–The Sarasota Jungle Gardens are still an active and thriving attraction in Florida today.
This postcard was used and is dated 22 February 1956.

This image shows a small portion of an orange grove in Florida, with the trees laden with fruit near the harvest.

The description states:
ORANGE GROVES IN FLORIDA
Nothing is prettier to the visitor to florida, than the golden orange groves around the blue water of spring-fed lakes, for the citrus growing areas stretch formless through the hill and lake section of Florida.
–As is apparent from the photo, orange and related citrus groves stretch to the horizon in many areas of Florida where growing citrus is appropriate.
This card was used and is dated 23 October 1971.

This image shows a typical orange grove in Florida during the harvest season.

The description states:
Citrus Harvest In Florida
Color Photo by H. W. Hannau
–Much or most of the orange harvest in Florida is processed into juice rather than sold as whole, fresh fruit.
This card was used and is dated 15 February 1962.

Below, a pastoral scene of the famous Cypress Gardens that was. While this area and view of the Gardens is still accessible, the original venue closed and was reopened as Legoland Florida.

The description says:
Beautiful waterways & flowered paths invite the tourists to enjoy their visit to Florida’s Cypress Gardens.
The botanical gardens depicted in this photo still exist mostly unchanged, but the rest of the park has been reconstructed as a more common amusement park with rides.
This card was used, and has a strip of transparent tape in the sky portion of the center of the card. I was unwilling to remove it as doing so may have damaged the card. It was postmarked October 1979.