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Photographs depicting Musa Isle Indian Village, 1920-1927. From Photographs : series 30.; Musa Isle was a tourist attraction on the Miami River from 1919 to 1964.
1927
Set of ten photo-gloss post cards of the Seminole Indians at the Osceola Indian Village N.W. 36th St. and Canal, Miami, Florida 10 postcards, black and white in color, postally unused; caption on the envelop: 'Set of Ten Photo-Gloss Post Cards of the Seminole Indians at the Osceola Indian Village N.W. 36th St. and Canal, Miami, Florida".
Alligator wrestling by Seminole Indian. 1 postcard, postally used; caption on the front: Musa Isle Seminole Indian Village"; "Alligator Wrestling by Seminole Indian"; caption on the back: "Here you may see daily this thrilling and unusual exhibition of handling and wrestling ferocious alligators at Musa Isle Alligator Farm. You will also see the largest collection of crocodiles in the United States."
1942
Alligator Wrestling at Musa Isle Indian Village Miami, Florida 1 postcard, postally unused; caption: "Alligator Wrestling at Musa Isle Indian Village Miami, Florida". ; "Here you may see daily the thrilling and unusual exhibition of handling and wrestling ferocious alligators, followed by guided tours thru the Indian Village."
The Miami River where it meets the Everglades, ca. 1902-1910. These attractions introduced tourists to the Everglades. One rail car was pulled by an African American (George) and another by a mule a short distance from the Miami River to an observation tower. The tour boats Leo and Sallie brought tourists up the Miami River to the rapids. They then walked a short distance to one of two towers on the edge of the Everglades.; (Funding) Electronic reproduction. Miami, Fla. : Reclaiming the Everglades, c2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. Digitized from postcards at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Florida.
1910

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