Group of Seminole Indians and Town Residents on the Porch of Smith's General Store in Wabasso, ca. 1910s
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Group of Seminole Indians and Town Residents on the Porch of Smith's General Store in Wabasso, ca. 1910s
Description
Rural South Florida trading posts were places where the Indian community frequently connected with white Floridians in the late-1800s and early-1900s. These businesses were economic centers for Muskogee and Miccosukee speaking Indians looking to sell their hunting products.
Standing (L-R): Mr. Eby, Chief Billy Smith, Mrs. Alice Eby holding papoose, Robert Arthur "Robbie" Vandiveer (son of Bessie and Charlie Vandiveer) being held by grandmother Laura Belle Groby Vandiveer, Ohmer "Homer" Eby, Cora Alice "Allie" Vandiveer Early, and Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Bacon Vandiveer. Seated at the far right is Jessie Eby at the feet of his brother
Standing (L-R): Mr. Eby, Chief Billy Smith, Mrs. Alice Eby holding papoose, Robert Arthur "Robbie" Vandiveer (son of Bessie and Charlie Vandiveer) being held by grandmother Laura Belle Groby Vandiveer, Ohmer "Homer" Eby, Cora Alice "Allie" Vandiveer Early, and Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" Bacon Vandiveer. Seated at the far right is Jessie Eby at the feet of his brother
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Unknown
Source
Image Number N046304, General Collection, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.
http://floridamemory.com/items/show/154238
http://floridamemory.com/items/show/154238
Publisher
Florida Memory
Date
ca. 1910s
Rights
Florida Memory
Format
Photograph
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