Portrait of Oliver Bowen, 1860

Scope and content:

A portrait of Oliver Bowen, former Mississippi river boat pilot and Confederate Navy pilot. The Bowen family migrated to Sanibel from Trinidad and became one of the early homesteaders. Bowen was born in 1828 and died in 1894 on Sanibel.

Places:

Sanibel (Fla.)
Captiva Island (Fla.)

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