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Aerial view of the downtown waterfront and Al Lang Field, looking north toward the Vinoy Hotel, c. 1947.
Aerial view of Al Lang Field, West Coast Inn, and downtown St. Petersburg, just after Al Lang Field replaced the Athletic Park, which was one block north. c. 1947.
Fishermen on Railroad Pier. c.1892.
St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club court at 4th Ave N & 5th St. Pennsylvania Hotel is in background. c. 1925
Lela F. Cranfill, C.C.C. Collier, and Margaret Cranfill at the Sunshine Roque Club on Mirror Lake Drive. c.1925.
Bowling at St. Petersburg Lawn Bowling Club. c. 1950.
Men on donkeys playing baseball at waterfront park. c. 1942
Tennis tournament indoors at the Coliseum. c. 1950.
Baseball game at Waterfront Park. c. 1945.
Shuffleboard player at National Annual Winter Tournament at the Shuffleboard Club. c. 1945
Speedboats racing past spectators at Lake Maggiore. c. 1940
Vinoy Hotel seen across basin from pier with sailing prams foreground. c. 1960
Sunshine City Boat Club launching a small boat into Central Yacht Basin. c. 1935
G.A. Churchill and Alec McRae at Pass-a-Grille with big fish catch. c. 1915.
G.A. Churchill and Alec McRae at Pass-a-Grille with big fish catch. c. 1915
St. Petersburg High School baseball team in 1904. Back row, left to right: Unidentified, Coach Arthur Williams, Fred Allen, and Wilbur Brown. Middle row, left to right: Paul Hoxie, T. McCall, and Jake Barnard. Front row, left to right: Raymond Ridgley, McQueen Auld, and Homer Kerr.
Sunshine City Band at the Williams Park bandstand. c. 1913.
St. Petersburg High basketball team in 1911, when they became state champions. Identified: Talley, Miller, Trouth, Howell, Blackburn, Davis, Cleveland, Jacobs.
Swimmers at the diving platform at Spa Beach. c. 1923.
St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club courts in action. c. 1925.
NY Yankees players Lou Gehrig (L) and Babe Ruth (R) holding baseballs from early games played by Dick Mayes (C). c. 1934
A busy day at the St. Petersburg Shuffleboard Club. c. 1940
Sailboat with Million Dollar Pier in background. c. 1950.
Start of the St. Pete-Havana Yacht Race, with the race committee boat in foreground. c. 1936
Southern Ocean Racing Conference (SORC) St. Petersburg-to-Ft. Lauderdale Race boats 'Destination' and 'Arieto' passing under Sunshine Skyway. c. 1977
Roque Courts at Mirror Lake. High school and Suwanee Hotel can be seen in background. c. 1925
Large shark hoisted on boat in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mets and Cardinals during spring training at Al Lang Field. c. 1975.
John Burke, winner of Soap Box Derby, at finish line. c. 1950.
John Burke, winner of Soap Box Derby, crossing finish line. c. 1950
Water skiers in the Vinoy Basin. c. 1940
Mirror Lake Shuffleboard Club. c. 1940
Competetors in a 1935 Shuffleboard Tournament.
Sailboats in Tampa Bay near downtown St. Petersburg. c. 1917-1923
Start of SORC race. c. 1975