Long Key fishing camp Layton, Florida, 1912 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic image captures Long Key fishing camp Layton, Florida, 1912 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: Florida East Coast Hotel Co., Long Key fishing camp
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Long Key fishing camp Layton, Florida, 1912
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Long Key Fishing Camp, at Layton on Long Key in Monroe County, Florida, was a winter retreat for anglers in 1912, the year Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway finished its Overseas Railroad to Key West. The rail line made the Keys reachable by train for the first time, and it brought visitors from the North who came to fish the shallow flats and channels for tarpon and other game fish. Before the railroad, getting to a camp like this meant a slow boat trip from the mainland, so the new line opened the island to guests who could travel by rail and stay for weeks. The camp's guests would have known Long Key chiefly as a fishing destination, with its modest accommodations and boats hired by the day. The Keys in these years were otherwise sparsely settled, relying on fishing, sponging, and small trade with Key West.
| Created / published | 1912 |
|---|---|
| Creator | harris co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Florida |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 975 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Florida East Coast Hotel Co., Long Key fishing camp |
| Reference | FL Long Key fishing camp Layton 1912 |
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