Punta Gorda Fish Company Runboat, 1940

Scope and content:

One of the Punta Gorda Fish Company runboats in San Carlos Bay. Commercial fishing was important in the area for many years, and the runboats delivered ice and picked up fish at a series of fishhouses for transport to northern markets.

Places:

Sanibel (Fla.)
Captiva Island (Fla.)

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