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Bailey Dock or Wharf in front of Bailey's General Store on San Carlos Bay. The Storage shed on the dock, and much of the dock, was destroyed in Hurricane Donna in 1960.

A visitor looks at some of the exhibits in the Bailey General Store. A museum tour of historic houses via the Sanibel Trolley was a popular fund-raiser for the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum.

Francis and Sam Bailey consider a question from the audience at the old Bailey's General Store at the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum in June 1993. The restored general store had just been dedicated at the museum. John, Francis, and Sam Bailey were born to Frank P. Bailey, also one of three sons--Frank, Harry and Ernest Bailey. The Baileys farmed on Sanibel, coming to the island in 1894, and established a packing company and general store in 1899. Francis returned to the island after school to take over running the Bailey's General Store from his father Frank, while Sam became Athletic Director at the University of Tampa and a part-time resident of Sanibel.

Francis Bailey walks along the road next to the Bailey General Store in the early 1950s. Francis took over the operation of the store from his father, who had run it since its inception in 1899. San Carlos Bay is behind him, and the Sanibel lighthouse is visible in the distance at the eastern end of the island.

John Bailey regales an audience at the old Bailey's General Store at the Sanibel Historical Village and Museum in June 1993. John, Francis, and Sam Bailey were born to Frank P. Bailey, also one of three sons--Frank, Harry and Ernest Bailey. The Baileys farmed on Sanibel, coming to the island in 1894, and established a packing company and general store in 1899.

This is a black and white lithograph depicting the Smallwood Store, a general store on Chokoloskee Island, Florida that was founded by Ted Smallwood in 1906.