San Carlos Hotel at St. James City on Pine Island, 1895

Scope and content:

The front porch of the San Carlos Hotel at St. James City on Pine Island, constructed to draw winter tourists and fishermen to the area in the late 1800s. The ironwork railings were forged by Sam Woodring, who became Sanibel's first homesteader in 1888.

Places:

Sanibel (Fla.)
Captiva Island (Fla.)

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