Historic Photos of Pasco

and Hernando Counties

(People and Places)

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Anclote

Robert S. Meyer, Anclote Lighthouse Keeper 391
Green Meyer's General Merchandise and Anclote Post Office 392, 393
Meyer Home, 1890 Anclote 401
Anclote Key Lighthouse and Keepers House 384, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390
Greek Premier, Eleutherios Venizelos, at Anclote Lighthouse-1926. 405
Pinder Landing and the Steamer Ellen Along the Anclote River, ca. 1894. 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 404
Wharf on Anclote River used to build Anclote Bridge 402, 403
Home of Samuel Hope, ca. 1890, Anclote 56, 57

Elfers

William J. Baillie, C.S.A. Veteran of Elfers 125
Sarah Ann Stevenson Baillie, Elfers 125a
William J. Jr. and Hattie Baillie with Eugene Baillie 348
Baillie Family, Elfers 439
Jefferson "Jesse" Taylor Hay and Jane Stevenson Hay, Elfers 443
Olan Hay and Ella May Hay Patterson, 445
Richard D. Stevenson and Sarah Hicks Stevenson, Elfers 440, 441
Louisa Brown Veal, Elfers 175, 176
Elias "Lee" Butler, Elfers 180
Jessie Lee Butler Veal, Elfers 442
Lizzie Butler Hudson, Elfers 444
Moses F. and Alma Pinder Houston ca. 1900, Elfers 424
Austin Sawyer of Elfers 446
Blue Sink 1907-1908, Elfers 100, 100a
Babcock Grapefruit Grove, Elfers 447
Grapefruit Groves of Elfers, possible Peter O. Knight Groves 657
Elfers Drug Store and Fraternity Hall ca. 1910, Elfers 50
Gerben DeVries Temple Oranges Fruit Stand, near Elfers 448
Elfers Growers Association Packing House, Elfers 449
Mitchell and Hudson General Merchandise Store, Elfers 150
"Spot" Veal's Grocery Store in Elfers, 1945 450
Williams Service Station, Elfers 451
Baillie's Bluff Sponge Operation, ca. 1895 419, 420, 420a, 421, 422, 423
Anclote Missionary Baptist Church congregation Oct. 1, 1945, Elfers 200

Port Richey/ New Port Richey

Rewis Family, New Port Richey 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360
Port Richey Police Chief Joseph H. Donahue, Port Richey 360a, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 367a, 368, 369, 370, 371
Pasco County Sheriff Leslie Bessenger 313
Funeral of Police Chief Verbie C. "Spike" Barga at West Elfers Cemetery, June 1960 680
A. H. Stevens, Gulf Principal and County Commissioner 308
William Randall on Cotee River, ca. 1930 New Port Richey 74, 75
Famous Crooked Palm Tree Along Cotee River, Port Richey 427
Residence of Emil Nyman, New Port Richey 432
Home Along Old Dixie Highway/ Grand Blvd. 430
Scene Along Old Dixie Highway, New Port Richey 610, 611, 425
Ca. 1930, State Road 19 (U.S. 19) Draw Bridge 58
Boat Landing on Cotee River at old bridge 82
Home of New Port Richey Mayor Edgar A. Wright 416
The Doll House, Port Richey 417
Salt Springs, Port Richey 452
Pierce Grammar School student Photo 1948-49 460
Pierce Grammar School Student Photo 1949-50 461
Pierce Grammar School Student Photo 1950-51 462
Pierce Grammar School Student Photo 1951-52 463
Gulf High School Alumni, Class of 1934 519, 614
Gulf High School Class of 1934 Class Roll 619
Gulf High School Class of 1934, Class Trip to Silver Spring 620, 621, 622, 624
Gulf High School Alumni, Class of 1960 484, 485, 486, 487, 488
Gas Truck Through Grand Blvd. Bridge 1939 612
Anderson's Orange Blossom Perfume, bottled by William M. Foster 507

Hudson

Letterhead for J.B. Hundson General Merchandise and Real Estate, 1889 682
Hudson Family, ca. 1890, Hudson 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 515, 516, 517, 518, 518a, 520, 521, 522, 523, 524
Salem and Eda Hatcher Family 466, 466a, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 473, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481
Knowles Family 482, 483, 489, 490, 525, 526, 527, 528, 529, 531, 532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 541
Michael Knowles and Melvina "Vinnie" Hicks, 1912 563
Little Ruth Knowles 672
Hudson's Pioneer's Picnic To Anclote Island, 1912 562, 561
Hudson Pioneers 546
Brady Family 508, 509
Frierson Family 510, 511
Thomas Pinder and Family, Hudson 306, 512, 513
Gillett Family 514, 530
Henry Clay Bush 544
Edgar Carter, ca. 1930 615, 616, 617, 618
Francis E. Lysek, U.S.N. B.M.I. WWII. 655
Mrs. F. Lysek and Mrs. C.P. Littell at Hudson Springs WWII Memorial 673
Rev. John Wales, Hudson Postmaster 598
Leopold's at Family Home, Hudson 303
Quertermous Family, Hudson 282, 284
Mother's and Their Children 543, 542
Jesse Hiram Ryals, Trustee of Bee Tree Pond School 679
Margaret Ann Jane Taylor Rewis Ryals (?) 686

Smith Boarding House, ca. 1900 Hudson 294
Leopold/ Hatcher Home 305, 457, 458, 459
Carter Home, Hudson 301, 301a, 301b
Dr. Posey Home on Hudson Ave. 556a, 556
Land Clearing ca. 1905 623
Littell Mercantile Store, "Fishing At Hudson, FLA." 566
Hudson Residents at Littell Mercantile Store (?) 567
Hudson School House, April 2nd 1909 548
Hudson School House ca. 1912 547
Hudson Methodist Church 4th of July Picnic, 1941 675, 676
Hudson Church of God, ca. 1940, Hudson 295
Hudson Methodist Church, ca. 1898, Hudson 296
Hudson Baptist Church Sunday School Class, 1946 674
Hudson Springs ca. 1900, Hudson 307, 302, 275, 275a
Hudson Warehouse and Wharf ca. 1908 505
Hudson Warehouse and Wharf ca. 1910 568, 570
Building around Hudson Spring ca. 1910 569
Harrell Fish House on Hudson Creek, 1939 677
Dr. Goshorn's Drug Store ca. 1900 300
Hudson Post Office 453, 454, 455, 456
Life on the Gulf Waters at Hudson 564, 565, 565a, 565b
Hatcher Fish House/ Fisherman's Shack Bar 464, 465
Casey's Corner, S.R. 52 & U.S. 19, Hudson 434, 435, 436, 437
Old Dixie Highway, ca. 1900, Hudson 304
Hudson Creek After First Dredging in Oct. 1959 625, 626, 627, 628, 629, 630
Snow Fall in Hudson, January 19, 1977 678
Fivay Sawmill Community Hospital, Oct. 09, 1909 278, 279, 280, 281

Lacoochee/ Clay Sink and Surrounding

Cummer and Sons Sawmill Employees, March 19, 1954, Lacoochee 330
Lacoochee Methodist Episcopal Church, 1933 Bible Class 337
Lacoochee Methodist Episcopal Church, 1933 Sunday School congregation 338
Cummer and Sons Baseball Team, 1940, Lacoochee 336
Cummer and Sons Sawmill (interior), Lacoochee 328, 327, 326, 325
Cummer and Sons Sawmill (exterior), Lacoochee 333, 332, 331, 329
Cummer and Sons Sawmill trains, Lacoochee 335, 334
Ca. 1890 Jessamine Gardens, near Blanton 276, 277
Ca. 1905 Clay Sink Baptist Church 64

St. Joe/ San Antonio/ St. Leo

San Antonio Baseball Team, date unknown 339
Dr. Bradshaw and Family, San Antonio 340
Rabb and Sessoms Family, ca. 1925, San Antonio 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273
Pat Carroll's Dry Goods and Groceries ca. 1885, San Antonio 341
1908 San Antonio Post Office 342
Downtown San Antonio, 1908 Main Street 343
Lamke Store, 1938 San Antonio 344
Beguins House and Store, 1915 San Antonio 345
Ca. 1915 Holy Name Academy, San Antonio 609, 80
St. Leo Abbey Monks 496
Dr. Joseph F. Corrigan Home, Saint Leo 346
Aerial views of St. Leo Abbey and College 491, 492, 493, 494, 495
St. Leo College Campus 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503
St. Leo College Football Team 504
St. Leo Cadets, ca. 1893 Band Corp. 347
St. Leo Abby, ca. 1905. 81
St. Leo Depot, ca. 1910 608
Flossie Russell, ca. 1940, St. Joe African American Community 372

Darby or Amelia

Darby Families, 1898 683
Nancy A. "Babe" Bradley Colding, ca. 1898 684

Dade City and Surrounding

John B. Johnston, Dade City's First Mayor 601
William Friedman, Dade City Mayor and Tourist Club President 650
Henry W. Coleman, Dade City 210
Henry W. Coleman Jr., Dade City 211
Sarah Elizabeth Coleman, Dade City 212
School Board Superintendent David O. Thrasher and Attorney Ephraim Green, Dade City 250
Arthur Fleece Crenshaw, Prohibition Agent 651, 652, 653, 654
Prospect School Students 1905, near Dade City 190
Baisden Family, ca. 1900, Freedtown 373, 374, 375, 376
Childers Family, Dade City 297, 298, 299
Pasco County County commissioner Arthur H. Schrader 308a
Pasco County Tax Collector Cecil Lee Smith 309
Pasco County Tax Assessor J. Ed Bryant 311
Pasco County Supervisor of Registration, Mrs. Dove C. Falls 310
Pasco County Prosecuting Attorney Gene Anvil 312
Pasco County Circuit Court Judge Richard Kelly, 1963 Impeachment hearing 377, 378, 379, 381, 383
South FLA. & Western Railroad (H.B. Plant System) 1895 602
Ca. 1890 View of Downtown Dade City (Panoramic) 225
St. Joe Road near Dade City 603
Townsend House Church, 1961 604, 605
Enterprise Church, 1961 606
Overstreet House, 1961 607
Sunset Beach on Lake Pasadena, south of Dade City 406
Brown Family Sawmill, ca. 1910, near Dade City 274
Jim Greer Lumber Company Train #22, Richland 14
Pasco County Fox Hunters Association, ca. 1930 600
Last Day Post Mark from Richland Post Office, 1948 438
Cane Grinding and "Lasses Bileing" in the Highlands of Pasco 72
Florida Normal Institute ca. 1898 506

Zephyrhills/ Crystal Springs

Ephraim E. and Henrietta Brown 660, 661, 662, 664, 665
Ephraim E. Brown General Store, ca. 1910 689
Zephyrhills High School, 1910 687
Downtown Zephyrhills, 1910. 83
Downtown Zephyrhills, ca. 1920 688
S.R. Averill Residence, 1912 690
Helen Allen Residence, 1918 658
Chester and Lottie Johnson Residence, 1921 659
Ca. 1946 Crystal Springs, near Zephyrhills 63
Ca. 1930 Mayor I.A. Krusen Home and Farm, Zephyrhills 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71
Ca. 1930 I.A. Krusen Sawmill and Lumber Company (exterior), Zephyrhills 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39
Ca. 1930 I.A. Krusen Sawmill and Lumber Company (interior), Zephyrhills 40, 41
Fourth and Fifth Grade Class, 1937 Zephyrhills Grammar School 42
Aerial view of Saddlebrook Golf and Tennis 79

Wesley Chapel

Lonnie Tucker and his Moonshine Still 571
William "Cullen" Boyette at Tucker's Still 572
Fernie Pasco Cooper and Family 588, 573, 589, 590
Fernie Pasco and Mittie Lula Cooper with Grandson 576
Mittie Lula Wells Cooper, 1907 age 16 yrs. 578
Sabra Ann Boyette Cooper, ca. 1920 574
Lykes Wells 575
Rollie Napoleon Stanley 577, 585
Malinda Jane Gillett Stanley 579, 583
Infant Roscoe Napoleon Stanley 580, 581, 582
Roscoe N. Stanley and Mahali Stanley, his sister 586
Raymond Stanley and Hazel May Weaver Stanley 593
Mahali Stanley 594
Rollie Stanley and Mary Stanley, his grand-daughter 584
Jack Gillett and Rolle N. Stanley 587
Preston Gillett 591
James Robert Cooper and Mary Etta Gillett Cooper 592
James Munro Boyette and Frances Lee "Fannie" Stanley Boyette 595, 596
Wesley Chapel School House, 1928 597

Brooksville and Hernando Photos

Benjamin W. Saxon and the Florida Secession Convention 667
Confederate Veteran and Steamboat Owner, Capt. James Felix Tucker 668, 669, 670
Virginia Bailey Tucker, wife of Capt. James F. Tucker 671
Hernando County Blue and Grey Veteran Association ca. 1880 656
Goethe Bros. Company Letterhead, Homosassa 1908 681
John Taylor Frierson and Family ca. 1900, Brooksville 409
Sarah McKencie, James Tucker, Virginia Bailey and Christine Bailey, Brooksville 349
Sarah McKencie, ca. 1895 Brooksville 407, 408
Burwell Children ca. 1900, Brooksville 410, 411
Nelson Children, 1911 Brooksville 412
Jim and Sarah McKenzie at the family home in Brooksville 413
Tucker Home ca. 1886 Tucker Grove, near Brooksville 414
Col. George C. Martin, Brooksville Attorney 51
Gov. William S. Jennings, Brooksville 53, 54, 54a
Alfred A. McKethan, 1948 Brooksville 415
Weeki Wachee Springs, 1945-1969, Weeki Wachee 46, 47, 47a, 47b, 48, 49, 52, 59, 60, 61, 61a, 61b, 61c, 61d, 61e, 61f, 76
Brooksville Printing Press, ca. 1900, Brooksville 55
Processing Sugar Cane, Brooksville 73
1924, Brooksville Quarries 77, 78
Brooksville Courthouse ca. 1913 613

This page was last revised September 3, 2008