This photo is a copy of one taken of the Nelson family in 1955. It is thought that the man at far left is either Forrest or Aubrey Nelson; the man second from left is family patriarch John Henry Nelson, the woman third from left is John's wife, (Cordelia) Josephine Tiller Nelson. The younger women are unidentified but are thought to be daughters of John and Josephine. The Nelsons settled in Harborview (now Charlotte Harbor) in 1907; they had eight children.

The founding officers of the Punta Gorda Isles development corporation pose on a boat at the PGI Yacht Club. Front row, left to right: Russell Faber, vice president and treasurer; Earl Drayton Farr, Jr., corporate counsel; Wilbur Cole, president; Al Johns, board chairman. Back row, left to right: John Matarese, vice president; Robert Barbee, vice president; Sam Burchers, vice president.

This photo shows John Jack Hall (far left) on Marion Avenue, taken from Goldstein Street, in Punta Gorda. John R. Jack, Sr., was a real estate broker and investor, and was mayor of Punta Gorda at the time City Hall was built (1927).

A train is stopped at the "wye" on South Boca Grande waiting for passengers to board.

Children Peter and Magret Cleveland playing with an empty carton.

Another expansion underway at Charlotte Community Hospital (also called Medical Center Hospital) in Punta Gorda.

This two-story frame home was built c.1927, for the L.G. Heusted family, at 124 McGregor Street in Punta Gorda.

The Boca Grande Beach Club, knocked askew on its foundation by the 1921 hurricane.

A USAF F-15 demonstrates agility during the 1995 International Air Show at the Punta Gorda Airport (formerly called the Charlotte County Airport). The air show has been an annual event since 1981.

This four-sided replica of an antique town clock is located on Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda.

Amos Shepherd and some of the Trailblazers are silhouetted while entertaining at the 1993 Cracker Days festival at Laishley Park in Punta Gorda. Amos Shepherd played stand-up bass, the Trailblazers were Buck Snyder on banjo; Sol Hingson on fiddle and Smokey Stover on guitar.

The children of William Alan and Claude Kinney Cleveland; left to right: Joyce, Kenneth, and Jean Cleveland.