Photo exhibits spotlight various topics in Florida history, and are accompanied by brief text intended to place selected materials in historical context.
Alligators can be found throughout Florida's popular culture, from tourist attractions and alligator wrestlers to postcards and team mascots.
In celebration of Florida Archaeology Month, this exhibit showcases images of the archaeological resources throughout the state.
From Joe DiMaggio to the All American Girls Baseball League, this exhibit from the State Archives of Florida features historic baseball images from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Here are just a few of the many images depicting the history of African Americans in Florida.
In 1977, Bob Graham announced he would experience the lives of ordinary Floridians firsthand by working their jobs.
Governor Jeb Bush was elected Florida's 43rd Governor in 1998, and was re-elected in 2002.
Florida has the longest history of ranching of any state in the United States. This exhibit celebrates that long history and the continuing importance of cattle and ranching to the Florida economy and culture.
In celebration of Florida Archaeology Month, this exhibit showcases images of the archaeological resources throughout the state.
View Florida Cigars: Artistry, Labor, and Politics in Florida's Oldest Industry »
The citrus industry is intimately tied to Florida's image in popular culture.
View Bittersweet: The Rise and Fall of the Citrus Industry in Florida »
This exhibit of images from the Florida Memory Photographic Collection illustrates a brief history of racism and the struggle for civil rights in Florida.
Images and documents from a 1939 photo exhibit by the Florida Art Project of the WPA on the Conchs (Bahamian immigrants) of Riviera Beach, Florida.
Photography was one of the most important inventions of the nineteenth century.
View Daguerreotype to Digital: A Brief History of the Photographic Process »
In 1945, administrators asked returning veterans if they would be willing to attend classes at Florida State College for Women (FSCW) in Tallahassee, if the college provided adequate housing, transportation, and instruction.
View Dale Mabry Field: From Army Air Base to College Campus, 1929-1948 »
Photographs documenting the nature, culture, development, and conservation of the Florida Everglades.
View The Everglades in the Time of Marjory Stoneman Douglas »
Since shortly after the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Florida has attracted entrepreneurs, inventors, and investors, not to mention the U.S. military and scientists, interested in the possibilities of flight.
Contact the State Archives of Florida to request a complimentary set of eleven folklife postcards.
Florida's sunny climate and flat terrain made for a perfect terrain for golfers.
This photographic exhibit highlights some of the earliest teams in the state of Florida, the origins of in-state rivalries, and the development of big time college football in the Sunshine State.
Richard Keith Call, future governor of Florida, built the home known as The Grove near the newly established territorial capital of Florida.
These images taken by Tallahassee photographer Alvan S. Harper represent the teachers, business owners, and local leaders of Tallahassee's vibrant African American community.
Jacksonville's Great Fire of 1901 was the largest metropolitan fire in the American South
Businesses, boating events, attractions, community events, landscapes, residences, and street scenes in Key West.
In 1967, Claude Roy Kirk, Jr. became the first Republican Governor of Florida since 1872.
Florida Memory presents images of joy and fun from our state's historic records in celebration of World Laughter Day.
These images were created by the New Deal program, the Farm Security Administration in order to document the hardships of farm workers during the Great Depression.
View Migrant Workers During the Great Depression in Florida »
Once referred to as Hollywood East, Florida has been the location for countless films from the 1910s through to the modern era.
Although Florida, the state of sunshine and beaches, swamps and alligators, was already home to Cold War-era missile sites, the dawn of the space age would bring dramatic changes to the state's economy, landscape, and culture.
From dogs and cats, to fawns, monkeys and macaws, Floridians have shared their lives with their animal friends.
This exhibit presents images that illustrate the changing nature of social relations on large estates throughout Florida's history. The text provides a brief overview of changes in labor and land use in Florida from the arrival of Europeans and Africans to the present.
View Plantation Culture: Land and Labor in Florida History »
Starting in the late 19th century, tourists travelled to Florida to see lush gardens, to peer through glass bottom boats, to see mermaids, and to interact with the exotic environment.
View Roadside Attractions in Florida: Tourism and Spectacle Before Disney »
An exhibit of items from the Roxcy Bolton papers at the State Archives of Florida.
These images give only a brief insight into the vibrant culture and complex history of the Seminole Peoples of Florida.
In 1898 national attention focused on Florida as the Spanish-American War began. The port city of Tampa served as the primary staging area for U.S. troops bound for the war in Cuba.
The evidence of 500 years of Spanish heritage is clear in Florida's past and present architecture.
After the completion of the Dixie Highway from Montreal to Miami in 1915, the number of automobile tourists increased dramatically every year.
Railroads opened Florida to new industry, expanded the tourist economy, and allowed for rapid development of residential and commercial areas.
View Tracks Toward the Future: Scenes from Florida's Railroad History »
For Florida residents, winter was a time of holidays, family celebrations, and -sometimes- cold weather.
Here are just a few of the many images depicting the history of women in Florida.
This exhibit recognizes women in Florida who have served the state in numerous ways over the generations, from military service to medical care to law enforcement to fire and rescue services.
Yamato was a farming community in South Florida founded by Japanese immigrant Jo Sakai in 1905.
