Port Tampa with Ships Docked

Creator

Unknown

Files

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Creation Date

1898

Time Period

circa 1898

Abstract

Four ships sit docked at the Port of Tampa while hundreds of men tend to boats and cargo.

Alt Text

A large crowd of people on a dock with several ships in the background. The scene appears busy, with numerous individuals and various objects scattered around.

Keywords

Port of Tampa, Ships, Transportation, Stevedores, Dockworkers

Extent

1 black-and-white photograph

Subject: geographic

Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Photograph Collection

Box

19

Folder

19

Media Type

Black-and-white photographs

Note

Henry Plant developed a majority of Port Tampa in order to have a transportation hub for the Plant System's railway and steamboat lines. He had the channel deepened, extended the docks, and other projects. In the early 1890s, a passenger could catch a train twice daily to any railroad station in the U.S. from Plant's South Florida Railroad. Steamships went weekly to Key West, Havana, Mobile, and New Orleans.

Identifier

florida_photograph_1103

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Port Tampa with Ships Docked" (1898). Florida Photograph Collection. Image 104.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/florida_photograph/104