Restaurant sign in Key West, 1938.

Source: Library of Congress

Source: George A. Smathers Libraries

Oddities in a Curio Shoppe in Key West, 1938.

Source: Library of Congress

Key West sponge market.

Source: George A. Smathers Libraries

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office patrol car, 1931.

Source: keysso.net

Home built from coral rock in Key West.

Source: George A. Smathers Libraries

Cruise ship reception committee, Key West, 1971.

Source: University of Miami Libraries

Souvenir postcard folder from Key West.

Source: George A. Smathers Libraries

Captain Tony’s Saloon, Greene St., Key West.

The building, built in 1852, originally housed the city morgue. Later it housed Sloppy Joe’s and was frequented by Ernest Hemingway. Two decades after Sloppy Joe’s moved to its current location, the bar opened as Captain Tony’s Saloon,where Jimmy Buffet got his start playing for tequila. 

Source: University of Miami Libraries

Travel book published by the Chamber of Commerce in 1923.

Source: University of Florida