A Legacy of Care and Connection with Claudia Wilson
This week, we will look at an incredible collection of photographs, documents, letters, and clippings gathered throughout the career of Claudia Wilson.
Tin Can Tourists Capture Vibrant Seminole Life: The Marks Collection
Tin can tourists during the golden age of camping, the Marks captured over two decades of life on the road. Today, we explore that collection.
Dashing Through Time: The Magic of Past Seminole Christmases!
Today, join us for Seminole Snapshots: Christmas Edition! Take a festive journey through Seminole Christmases past, and get into the holiday spirit!
Saint in The Swamp: Missionary Deaconess Bedell
This week we are looking at the enduring and nuanced legacy of Deaconess Harriet Bedell. She had a marked impact on the sale of Seminole crafts and dolls.
Socialite turned Friend of the Seminole: Ethel Cutler Freeman
Dive into the impactful work of anthropologist Ethel Cutler Freeman, who worked with the Big Cypress community beginning in the 1940s.
Dear Friend: The Spectacular Photos of W. Stanley Hanson
This week, we look at an utterly unique collection, gathered over the lifetime of W. Stanley Hanson Sr. and his family that documents the Seminole experience.
Seminole Snapshots: JJ Steinmetz’ Powerful Candid Camera
Welcome back to the latest installment in our Seminole Snapshots series. In this series, we look at the impact of photography in preserving and sharing the Seminole story. Previously, we have looked at the works of Julian Dimock, Irvin M. Peithmann, William Boehmer, and John Kunkel Small. This week, we focus on candid snapshots from renowned commercial photographer Joseph Janney Steinmetz. Over the years, Steinmetz snapped numerous shots of Seminoles, also including some important historic moments in history. So, follow along with us below to experience some of Steinmetz’ photographs, and for a peek into Seminole history! In our featured image, you can see three young Seminole girls posing for a portrait. Steinmetz took the image on the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation in 1948. Often, Steinmetz' snaps are a mix of candids and portraits. Below, you can see a Seminole mother in a dugout canoe with her two sons. They are
Seminole Snapshots: The Peithmann Collection
This week, join us to look deeper at the impact of the Peithmann Collection, a collection of over a thousand photographs taken from the 1950s through the 1970s by Irvin M. Peithmann.