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Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Manatee County Public Library & University of South Florida, Tampa
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Images from the Manatee County Public Library Historic Photograph Collection portray Manatee's people, activities, and buildings from the late nineteenth century to the early 1980's. In addition to depicting schools, churches, hospitals, and means of transportation, the photographs feature many prominent local families and their important role in building and documenting Manatee County.

The collection contains images in several photographic formats: 35MM negatives, 35MM positives, cut film negatives from 2"x2" up to 8"x10". The collection is primarily B&W, but some color images are included. The entire collection of over 32,900 negatives, including indexes is housed in the Manatee County Central Library (second floor reference area) which is located in downtown Bradenton, Florida.

This historic photograph collection has been digitized and made available to the public through the funding and generosity of the Library Foundation, Inc. (1301 Barcarrota Blvd., Bradenton, FL 34205-7522).

The digital collection currently contains over 20,000 images. Images are added to the collection as they are cataloged. Please direct any content related question to reference@mymanatee.org.

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        Manatee County Public Library System
        1301 Barcarrota Boulevard W.
        Bradenton, Florida 34205
        Phone (941) 748-5555
        Fax (941) 749-7191
        e-mail reference@co.manatee.fl.us

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