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

Lobster traps off of Marquesas Key, 1958.

Source: Department of Commerce Collection

The “Miss To Nicey” shrimp boat passing Mallory Square during a shrimp fleet blessing ceremony in Key West, ca. 1975.

Source: Dale 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

Building the Key West Railroad, 1910.

Source: George A. Smathers Libraries

Marina in Lower Matacumbe, 1938.

Source: Library of Congress

Boat arrives in Key West from Cuba, early 1900s.

Source: Library of Congress

Fishing Wharf in Lower Matecumbe, 1938.

Source: Library of Congress

A sidewheeler paddle steamer named The City of Key West, in the city of Key West in 1901.

Source: Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection

Key Largo, 1970

Source: Department of Commerce Collection