Women view an alligator up close at Blue Hole, 1978
Three men and their Jewfish (I’m sorry “Goliath Grouper”), circa 1970
Boat grounded at Christmas Tree Island, also known as Wisteria Island. The island was created at the turn of the twentieth century due to the U.S. Navy’s dredging of Key West harbor.
Source: Cory McDonald Collection
The Cunard Ambassador cruise ship was towed to port in Key West after it caught fire while at sea in 1974. Luckily, there were no passengers on board and fatalities among the crew. After being sold, it caught fire again ten years later and was sold again, this time for scrap.
Source: The Cory McDonald Collection
Key West food vendors selling Bollos, a Cuban snack made from black eyed peas, in the 1970s.
Source: University of Miami Libraries
On a fast boat off Key Largo in the 1970s.
Yesterday's Paradise
