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Black and white image of downtown Tampa. The Tampa Bay Hotel is clearly visible across the river.

Black and white image of rural Tampa in 1882. "Hanging Tree" (used in vigilante justice) in forefront of image. Captioned "Tampa, Fla., 1882" and "Population 400".

Black and white image of a street corner. Nearest building topped with the words "REAL ESTATE." Apparent workers standing outside.

As the port of Tampa was starting to attract more traffic from the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, the Town Council of Tampa began to worry about the potential spread of disease that this new influx of peoples and commodities might bring. This law…

A Quarantine was established as an area in the port of Tampa at which all goods and individuals arriving from South and Central American and West Indian Ports would be inspected. At the meeting the establishment of the specific regulations of said…

The Quarantine is officially announced and May 10th is established as the date of its official implementation. The regulations establish the position of Quarantine Inspector for the city, and that this position be given to Dr. D. M. Burgess. The…

The photograph shows a few shops on a nearly empty block, namely W. A. Givens Druggist and R. U. Ferris & Co. in the John T. Lesley Mercantile Building

Black and white image of a Tampa Street Railway Company engine and its workers.

(Partial transcription) “The special committee on Electric Sights presented a report recommending that the proposition to furnish the City with twelve arc lights, at 60 (cents) each per night, be accepted, but that the length of time for which the…

The Council granted rights to four of its members, including the president of the council, to appoint members to the council in the event of their deaths during the epidemic. This meeting would be the first of several toward the end of 1887 to…