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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.
Keywords
Port of Tampa, Ships, Transportation, Stevedores, Dockworkers
Extent
1 black-and-white photograph
Geographic Location
Hillsborough County (Fla.); Tampa (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
19
Folder
19
Media Type
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
Keywords
Port of Tampa, Ships, Transportation, Stevedores, Dockworkers