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Wetland crew, c. 1905
Crew of seven, each holding a shovel and standing in a swampy area while another man stands on higher ground next to them. -
Wetland area, c. 1955
Man stands next to a pile of limbs from a cut down tree in a wetland area. Another man watches from a boat on the waterway in the background. -
Airboat in swamp, c, 1963
Driver and passenger on an airboat in a swampy area with tall grasses. -
Boat in marshy area, c. 1920
Two men sit in a rowboat and travel through a marshy area or possibly through the Florida Everglades. -
Man on horseback rides along wagon, Winter 1912
Man rides on horseback alongside a covered wagon through a wetland area, possibly the Florida Everglades. -
Covered wagon in wetlands, Winter 1912
Horse-drawn covered wagon navigates through a wetland area, possibly, the Florida Everglades. A woman peers out from the front of the wagon. -
Bridge over wetland, c. 1905
Narrow walking bridge runs over wetland area. A couple of buildings are visible to the right of the bridge and there is a large, sheltered area on the left. The roof covered area is open on the sides and may serve as shade for pineapple or other crops. -
Everglades surveying crew poling boats, 1913
Crew of team surveying the everglades in hats and kerchiefs.
The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades. To carry out this mandate, Florida Everglades Engineering Commission was established and the everglades was surveyed from 12 May 1913 to about 25 July 1913 in preparation for a drainage system being imposed. The Northern Survey group, led by George B. Hills, went from the Atlantic to Lake Okeechobee via the Loxahachee Slough, also surveying Lake Okeechobee. The second group, the Southern Survey, was led by J.B. Phinney, assisted by J.A. Moore. Their intent was to establish the southern limit of the Everglades; this was split into two parties, a main one to run a transit and level line and the auxiliary party running "offsets" up and down to get information about the limits of fresh and salt water in the Big Cypress. This series of images is probably the auxiliary group and includes, according to an article in the Miami News (1913-07-28), J.A. Moore (chief); E. Hendrickson and Ned Pynchon (instrument men); W.W. Meyers; brothers Randall, Bill, and Bud (Daniel) Henderson; A.A. Bennet; L.V. Darling; F.A. Mathis; H.L. Capplenen; and H. Thalmer. -
Everglades surveying crew group portrait, 1913
Crew of team surveying the everglades in hats and kerchiefs.
The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades. To carry out this mandate, Florida Everglades Engineering Commission was established and the everglades was surveyed from 12 May 1913 to about 25 July 1913 in preparation for a drainage system being imposed. The Northern Survey group, led by George B. Hills, went from the Atlantic to Lake Okeechobee via the Loxahachee Slough, also surveying Lake Okeechobee. The second group, the Southern Survey, was led by J.B. Phinney, assisted by J.A. Moore. Their intent was to establish the southern limit of the Everglades; this was split into two parties, a main one to run a transit and level line and the auxiliary party running "offsets" up and down to get information about the limits of fresh and salt water in the Big Cypress. This series of images is probably the auxiliary group and includes, according to an article in the Miami News (1913-07-28), J.A. Moore (chief); E. Hendrickson and Ned Pynchon (instrument men); W.W. Meyers; brothers Randall, Bill, and Bud (Daniel) Henderson; A.A. Bennet; L.V. Darling; F.A. Mathis; H.L. Capplenen; and H. Thalmer. -
Everglades surveying crew group portrait, 1913
Crew of team surveying the everglades in hats and kerchiefs.
The Everglades Drainage District was established in 1913 (Ch. 6456, 1913 Laws) for the purpose of draining and reclaiming lands located near the Everglades. To carry out this mandate, Florida Everglades Engineering Commission was established and the everglades was surveyed from 12 May 1913 to about 25 July 1913 in preparation for a drainage system being imposed. The Northern Survey group, led by George B. Hills, went from the Atlantic to Lake Okeechobee via the Loxahachee Slough, also surveying Lake Okeechobee. The second group, the Southern Survey, was led by J.B. Phinney, assisted by J.A. Moore. Their intent was to establish the southern limit of the Everglades; this was split into two parties, a main one to run a transit and level line and the auxiliary party running "offsets" up and down to get information about the limits of fresh and salt water in the Big Cypress. This series of images is probably the auxiliary group and includes, according to an article in the Miami News (1913-07-28), J.A. Moore (chief); E. Hendrickson and Ned Pynchon (instrument men); W.W. Meyers; brothers Randall, Bill, and Bud (Daniel) Henderson; A.A. Bennet; L.V. Darling; F.A. Mathis; H.L. Capplenen; and H. Thalmer.
Published in Lawrence E. Will's book, A Cracker History of Okeechobee (Great Outdoors Publishing, 1978), p. 96, with the caption "The Survey Crew, George B. Hills in center (with beard and boots). Second from left is Bill Henderson, killed at Jewfish Bridge while trying to Capture the Rice Gang after their robbery of the bank at Homestead."