This photo shows details of a poster exhibited at the Punta Gorda Wal-Mart store in appreciation of local veterans.

This undated photo shows Kelly B. Harvey, the surveyor who platted the "Town of Trabue" that later became the city of Punta Gorda. Harvey Street in Punta Gorda is named for him.

Ruth Henrietta Brown was the only child of George Brown, owner of Cleveland Marine Steam Ways, and his first wife. Brown's first wife's name is unknown; she is thought to have died in childbirth in 1892. Ruth H. Brown was born October 24, 1892 and died of tuberculosis August 30, 1905.

A photo of the Charlotte Harbor and Northern (CH&N) railroad trestle across the Peace River at Fort Ogden. The trestle was built c.1885.

This photo showing an unidentified fisherman on a dock with several large fish was copied from a 1913 Punta Gorda Board of Trade brochure. The caption of the photo is "Caught Before Breakfast."

Pebble phosphate is dredged from the Peace River bed. The dredge is accompanied by a tugboat towing a barge.

This house is located at 220 Goldstein Street in Punta Gorda.

This photo shows an unidentified member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights skydiving team touching ground at the first Florida International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport (formerly called the Charlotte County Airport). The air show has been held annually since 1981.

This photo of the King Street docks in Punta Gorda was taken from the tower of the Hotel Punta Gorda.

This undated studio portrait is of Peter E. Buchan, an early settler in Englewood. He and his wife, Florence Jerome Buchan, built Buchan's Landing, a general store and post office with living quarters upstairs. Along with being a merchant, storekeeper and postmaster, Peter Buchan was appointed district representative upon the formation of Sarasota County in 1921 and served as a county commissioner for 18 years.

This photo is a copy showing Amy Holderby McQueen (Mrs. D. Norman McQueen) seated at the organ in the First United Methodist Church in Punta Gorda. The church organ had been donated by Dr. and Mrs. McQueen in 1921 and Mrs. McQueen, a graduate of the Cincinnati Music Conservancy, served as the church organist for 42 years. The photo was taken during a presentation honoring Mrs. McQueen for her dedication; standing at right is Esther Oswald Jordan (later McCullough), who spoke at the event. The vase at far right holds 42 red roses, one for each year of Mrs. McQueen's service.

This undated photo shows a silver-plated spoon with "Hotel Charlotte Harbor" engraved on the handle.