Men snowballing on capitol steps: Tallahassee, Florida (1899)

Photographed on February 13, 1899.

Steamboat, City of Jacksonville Christmas dinner menu (1926)

Bud Bassette decorating an underwater Christmas tree at Weeki Wachee (1948)

Underwater New Years at Rainbow Springs: Rainbow Springs, Florida (1953)

Florida State University students gathered around their snowman for a portrait: Tallahassee, Florida (1958)

First Christmas service signboard at Lake Jackson: Leon County, Florida (19--)

"In this vicinity was the Indian Village of Anhayea. Here the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and his men spent the fall and winter of 1539-40. Since twelve priests accompanied the Spaniards, it is probable that the first Christmas service in the United States was celebrated here".

Joan and Allen Morris in revolutionary costume for one of their Christmas cards: Tallahassee, Florida (1976)

Allen Covington Morris, distinguished historian, journalist, and author of numerous books on Florida history and state government, officially established the Florida Photographic Collection in 1952. Read more.