The Everglades &
Royal Palm State Park
Photos from the 1920s and 1930s
The photographs in this collection are selected from
the files of John Newhouse and from the May Mann Jennings Collection. Newhouse, an early pioneer of South
Florida (settling in Okeelanta in 1914) is best known for his frequently cited "Pioneering in the Everglades." The
photos in his papers depict cultivation around Okeechobee and the Hillsborough Canal. May Mann Jennings, wife of Governor William S. Jennings and
president of the Florida Federation of Women's Clubs, ranks among Florida's leading twentieth century woman activists.
She was instrumental in preserving Royal Palm Hammock on Paradise Key (12 miles south of Homestead in Dade County).
Royal Palm State Park became the inspiration for the creation of Everglades National Park. Photos show examples
of frost-protection and flooding (Newhouse) and the land-clearing and trail blazing for Royal Palm (Mann).
If you are interested in the Everglades, visit Florida International University's
Everglades Information Network
for a wide array of online resources and images.
Image Scans and Design by Rikesh Thakrar
Text by James Cusick
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Fire in the glades |
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Frost protection |
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Frost protection |
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Dusting at Shawano |
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Smudgepots |
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Flood at Geerworth |
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Hurricane victims |
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Old Roberts house |
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Davie Farm |
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Panoramic: Royal Palm State Park |
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Mangroves |
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Mangroves |
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The Everglades |
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Glades along Tamiami Trail |
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Climbing snail |
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View |
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View |
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Creeping vines |
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Palm vista |
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Royal Palms |
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Royal Palms |
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Royal Palms |
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Paradise Key |
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Ingraham Highway |
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Landclearing at Royal Palm |
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Worker |
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Making the Lily Pond |
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Workers on site |
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Cutting a trail |
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Rocking the trail |
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Fountain at Deer Park |
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Team of workers |
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More work on the Lily Pond |
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Laying rock on a trail |
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Surveying |
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Building a garage |
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The Camp |
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The Camp |
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Observation deck |
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Observation deck |
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Kiosk |
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Kiosk |
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The Lodge |
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The Lodge |
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Updated October 20, 2003
