Historic Photos of Tampa
By the late nineteenth century, the city of Tampa was a vibrant, cultural center. Through the early twentieth century, two World Wars, and into the modern era, Tampa has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong independent culture of its citizens.
This volume, Historic Photos of Tampa, captures this journey through still photography from the Burgett Brothers Photographic Archives held at the Tampa–Hillsborough County Public Library. From the late 1800s, the Depression era, and to the building of a modern metropolis, Historic Photos of Tampa follows life, government, education, and events throughout Tampa’s rich history.
The book captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of hundreds of historic photographs. Published in striking black and white, the images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.
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Book details
- Text by
- Ralph Brower
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 202
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Historic Photos
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Tampa history · Florida · black-and-white photography · pictorial history · local history · American cities · 20th century America
- ISBN-13
- 9781683369202
About the author
RALPH BROWER has spent more than twenty years in the property and casualty industry, working as a researcher, analyst, and composer of technical manuals and procedures.
Brower holds a bachelor of arts from the University of Alabama and a master of business administration from Saint Leo University.
When he’s not writing, Brower works as an artist and woodworker. He first moved to Tampa in 1964 and has lived there the better part of his life.
Ralph lives in Tampa with his wife, Sue, and their beagle.