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Florida Online Historical Photos Research

11/23/2020

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An old proverb states that "the eyes are the windows into the soul." A genealogy corollary is that "a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors."

I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos for the period when they lived. And it is important to a complete research that one attempts to understand the environment that surrounds our ancestors' lives if one wants to truly appreciate what they went through. 

So where can they be found?  Obviously the best resource is our own photo albums and those that our relatives possess. But what about other resources? Many archives, historical societies, libraries and genealogical societies have collections of old photos. And in the past few years there has been a massive movement towards making these historical photo collections available online. Some have search capabilities where you can actually put in a surname or a location, name of a building or historical event and find what is available.

For the state of Florida what collections are available for you to browse and/or search online?  Here is a list of sites to start with. Please feel free to add in the comments other online resources that you might be aware of in the state.

Please be aware that there may be very strict rules regarding downloading or other use of the images that you may find. Copyright and other legal protections may be in force. Make sure that you read the limitations of use for any image that you find in these collections and wish to download and/or copy. It is your responsibility to adhere to the rules for all of these collections.

Please note that links to these sites may change in the future. The author (me) will not be constantly checking and updating these links, so if you find a broken link, please use your favorite search engine to locate the new link.

(Updated November, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)​

  • Abandoned Florida
  • Aerial Photography Florida 
  • Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum - Clewiston  
  • Amelia Island Museum of History - Fernandina Beach  
  • APCO - Daytona Beach
  • Barry University Photograph Collection
  • Bay County Public Library Photographs
  • Bay County Public Library Photo Collections
  • Beaches Museum & History Park - Jacksonville Beach  
  • Boca Grande Historical Society - Boca Grande  
  • Boynton Beach Image Collections
  • Broward County Library Digital Archives Photographs 
  • Captiva Island Historical Society - Captiva  
  • Central Florida Memory 
  • Child of the Sun - Florida Southern College Digital Photograph Collection 
  • City of Coral Springs - Coral Springs  
  • Clearwater Sun Photograph Collection 
  • Cocoa Beach Photo Gallery 
  • Collier County Museums Historic Photo Archive 
  • Coral Gables Memory
  • Delray Beach Historic Photos 
  • Desoto County Photographs 
  • Desoto County Pioneer Photographs
  • Eustis Memorial Library Picture Archive
  • Everglades Digital Library Photographs
  • Exploring Florida 
  • Florida Ancient Faces 
  • Florida Citrus Photographs Collection 
  • Florida Dead Fred 
  • Florida Gulf Coast University Digital Repository
  • Florida Heritage Collection 
  • Florida Historical Society - Cocoa  
  • Florida International University Photo Collections 
  • Florida Keys Historical Photos 
  • Florida Keys Public Libraries Photo Albums
  • Florida Memory Historic Photos 
  • Florida Memory Photographs 
  • Florida Old Family Photos
  • Florida on Florida 
  • Florida Penny Postcards 
  • Florida Photographic Collection
  • Florida Tech Online Collections 
  • Florida Verve Historical Photos 
  • Florida, DP.LA Photos
  • Florida, Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black-and-White Negatives
  • FSU Digital Library Photographs 
  • Gadsden County Photographs
  • Hillsborough County Photographic Collections 
  • Historic Florida Southern College 
  • Historic Florida Imagery 
  • Historic Marathon Photos 
  • Historic South Florida Photos 
  • Jacksonville Historical Society - Jacksonville  
  • Jacksonville Pictures and Photos 
  • Jacksonville Public Library Special Collections
  • Key West Art & Historical Society - Key West  
  • Key West Photos - 1960s 
  • Koreshan Historic Collection
  • Lakeland Public Library Digital Collections Photographs 
  • Largo Public Library Digital Collection Photographs 
  • Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog 
  • Library of Congress Prints & Photographs - Florida
  • Manatee County Historic Images 
  • Manatee County Historical Resources - Bradenton  
  • Marco Island Historical Society - Marco Island  
  • Marion County Historical Photos 
  • Miami Flashback 
  • Miami-Dade Public Library Digital Collection Photographs 
  • Monroe County Public Library - Florida Keys Photos 
  • Naples Historical Photos 
  • National Archives - Digital Photograph Collections 
  • Old Florida Photos 
  • Orange County Historic Photos 
  • Orange County Regional History Center - Orlando  
  • P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History - Photographs 
  • Palm Beach County Historical Society - Photos
  • Pinellas Memory
  • Polk County History Center - Bartow
  • Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials 
  • Punta Gorda History Center - Punta Gorda  
  • Ringling Collection - Photos
  • Rollins Digital Collections Photographs 
  • Safety Harbor Photo Collection Photographs 
  • Sanibel Historical Collection
  • Sarasota County Historical Resources - Sarasota  
  • Smithsonian Images 
  • St. Augustine Historical Society - Saint Augustine  
  • Stetson University Photograph Collections 
  • Tallahassee Democrat Photo Archive
  • Tampa Bay and West Florida - Burgert Brothers Photographic Archives
  • Tampa Photo Supply Collection
  • Treasure Coast Genealogical Society Postcard Collecion
  • UDT-SEAL Museum Association Inc. - Fort Pierce  
  • University of Florida Archives Photograph Collection 
  • University of Florida Photograph Collections 
  • University of Miami Photo Collections 
  • University of North Florida Digital Collections
  • University of South Florida Photograph Collections 
  • University of West Florida Historic Trust Photographs 
  • Venice Museum and Archives - Venice  
  • Vintage Aerial Photos - Florida
  • Vintage Jacksonville Photographs 
  • West Florida Photohistory

For historic photos from other states as well as articles about photo research, please visit the Photos page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

​For other Free Florida Links, click on the category of interest:​
Newspapers
Obituaries
BMD Records
Photos
Yearbooks
Directories
Divorce Records
Naturalizations
Church Records
School Records
Coroner Records
Voter Records
Probate and Wills
Immigration
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