Castillo de San Marcos was built in St. Augustine, Florida to protect and defend Spain's claims in the New World.

Sam McClung by United States Bondage and Freedom monument in unknown location. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1932. [0:28]

John Ringling, one of the five original circus kings of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus built a 21-gallery Museum of Art on 20 acres of waterfront property in Sarasota, Florida. The Florentine style building emulates the Uffizi Gallery…

Polo match in Florida (St. Petersburg?). 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1931. [0:22]

Feeding peacocks on a farm near St. Petersburg, Florida. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1932. [1:12]

John's Pass, Florida near St. Petersburg. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1935. [0:08]

Film of downtown Tampa (?). 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1931. [0:23]

In 1905, the first Greek colony was established in Tarpon Springs. By the end of 1906, 1,500 Greek sponge divers and workers had arrived in Tarpon Springs. The sponge industry grew in the 1920s and 1930s with a fleet of about 200 ships. In 1936,…

Glass-bottomed boats in Silver Springs, Florida on the Silver River. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip to Florida in 1932. [0:22]

The Gandy Bridge spanned upper Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa, Florida. At the time it was completed in 1924, it was the longest automobile toll bridge in the world. It was dismantled in 1975. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family…

St. Petersburg, Florida area taken from the Goodyear blimp, Reliance. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1932. [3:42]

Film of the Bradenton-St. Petersburg Ferry. 16mm film shot by D.J. Angus while on a family trip in 1935. [0:06]