George Catlin's painting of Chief Osceola is regarded by many as a classic expression of courage and dignity. (Smithsonian Institution- National Museum of American Art) Chief Osceola and his Seminole Indians lived in many parts of what is now Pinellas County.

Cowboy Bove Mizell, whose exploits and folksy story-telling earned him the title "King of the Crackers". Famous American Artist F. Remington painted this portrait in 1895. (Courtesy of University of South Florida Library, Special Collections.

1920's photo of a paved brick road in Largo. Orange trees and oaks draped in famous Florida Spanish moss were a common site in those days.(Courtesy of Florida State Archives)

Photo courtesy of Indian Rocks Historical Society, Indian Rocks, As It Was A Pictorial History.

The old Largo Train Depot looking north along the tracks in 1910.(Photo courtesy of Largo Area Historical Society.

Eary Largo Baseball Team...photo taken circa 1920. Courtesy of Largo Area Historical Society, Largo...Then "Til...

Boom era promotional brochures touted Indian Rocks Beach as a paradise for fisherman. The number of fishing piers in the area, including Florida's longest pier(pictured here) backed this claim. The model in the foreground is Bette Zubrod, whose family tree includes the Stanleys, early owners of the Indian Rocks Inn.

Photo Courtesy of Indian Rocks Historical Society, Indian Rocks As It Was, A Pictorial History.

Sandy Harper and Yvonne Crile check in Shooters at a Lions Club Turkey Shoot along East Bay Drive in the late 1960's. Courtesy of Harper Collection

 

At the Grand Opening Celebration of MarSandra Estates in Largo, TV personality of the 1950's Mary Ellen and her pet "Popeye" entertain for the kids...
Harper Collection

Girls and boys at Anona School on Indian Rocks Road about 1955 dressed up for May Day. Anona is the oldest school in the area dating back to the 1870's. From the Harper Collection.

Front of the old Largo High School looking southwest. The school was built in 1927. Located on the property today is the ultra modern Pinellas County School Board Headquarters. Photo from Harper Collection

West Bay Drive in downtown Largo, mid 1950's. Before the era of shopping centers Largo's downtown was like many other small cities and towns across the nation, a busy place, especially on Saturday.