Photo Archives

The Boca Raton Historical Society has approximately 18,000 images from ca. 1900 to the present depicting life in Boca Raton. Below is a selection of 200 photographs from our collection. To view more photographs or purchase high-resolution images, please contact research@bocahistory.org

T.M. Rickards home on the FEC Canal (Intracoastal) south of Palmetto Park Road late 1890s

Photo ID: #01
T.M. Rickards home on the FEC Canal (Intracoastal) south of Palmetto Park Road late 1890s

Frank Chesebro's pineapple farm, ca. 1903

Photo ID: #02
Frank Chesebro’s pineapple farm, ca. 1903

Workers at Frank Chesebro's farm about 1914, south of Camino Real and east of the FEC tracks

Photo ID: #03
Workers at Frank Chesebro’s farm about 1914, south of Camino Real and east of the FEC tracks

Bridge over prong of the Hillsboro River (now the El Rio Canal) south of NW 20th ST ca. 1907

Photo ID: #04
Bridge over prong of the Hillsboro River (now the El Rio Canal) south of NW 20th ST [east boundary of FAU] ca. 1907

Raulerson House on Palmetto Park Road west of the FEC, built 1905-1913, restored and moved to 290 SW 2nd AV in 1987

Photo ID: #05
Raulerson House on Palmetto Park Road west of the FEC, built 1905-1913, restored and moved to 290 SW 2nd AV in 1987

Seminole dugout on Intracoastal at Boca Raton 1910s

Photo ID: #06
Seminole dugout on Intracoastal at Boca Raton 1910s

First school bus outside the first FEC station, ca. 1914-1917

Photo ID: #07
First “school bus” outside the first FEC station, ca. 1914-1917

Students and teacher outside the 1908 schoolhouse

Photo ID: #08
Students and teacher outside the 1908 schoolhouse

Fish camp/dance hall north side of Boca Inlet 1919-1920

Photo ID: #09
Fish camp/dance hall/ etc. north side of Boca Inlet 1919-1920

Harriette Gates and Mary Driscoll at the Cloister Inn about 1927

Photo ID: #10
Harriette Gates and Mary Driscoll at the Cloister Inn about 1927

Souvenir postcard from the Boca Raton Club (now The Boca Raton) 1930s

Photo ID: #11
Boca Raton Club postcard, late 1930s

Boca Raton Hotel late 1950s

Photo ID: #12
Boca Raton Hotel and Club, late 1950s, photo by Jim Leo

A1A looking north at Palmetto Park Road ca. 1925. Mizner Development Corporation office at right

Photo ID: #13
A1A from Palmetto Park Road looking north, ca. 1940s

Mizner Development Corporation newspaper ad, 1925

Photo ID: #14
Mizner Industries “I am the Greatest” Ad, 1925

Mizner Development Corporation Administration Building (now The Addison) looking north on Dixie Highway, 1925

Photo ID: #15
Administration building at the end of Dixie Highway, ca. 1926

Old Town Hall ca. 1927

Photo ID: #16
Boca Raton Town Hall, 1943

Dixie Highway looking north, north of Palmetto Park Road, 1928. The camel was erected to attract Shriners on their way to a convention in Miami.

Photo ID: #17
Camel on the beach at Boca Raton, 1926

Por La Mar Park, 1928

Photo ID: #18
Women picnic in Por La Mar Park, ca. 1928

Second Palmetto Park Pavilion built 1930, shown in the 1940s

Photo ID: #19
Second Palmetto Park Road pavilion on the beach, ca. 1940s

FEC Depot looking north 1950s

Photo ID: #20
FEC train depot looking north, 1950s

Mayor Fred Aiken examines Boca Raton's famous green bean crop, 1930s

Photo ID: #21
Addison Mizner as artist, ca. 1925

Boca Raton Army Air Field main gate at West Palmetto Park and NW 4th AV, ca. 1942

Photo ID: #22
Boca Raton Resort Tower (the Cloisters), ca. 1950s

View looking north on Federal Highway about SE Third ST, about 1950

Photo ID: #23
Cabana Club Pool, 1960s

Postcard from Africa U.S.A. attraction, present site of Camino Gardens, 1950

Photo ID: #24
Mizner Park / Camino Real, 1920s

Second Boca Raton Inlet Bridge, built 1930, shown shortly before demolition in the 1960s

Photo ID: #25
City of Boca Raton’s first commission meeting, 1925

1908 schoolhouse near present site of Boca Raton Police HQ on NW Second Ave.

Photo ID: #26
Viaduct across Lake Boca Raton, late 1920s

Early humorous Boca postcard, 1910s

Photo ID: #27
Boca Raton Inlet, 1925

Bathing beauties at the Cabana Club, 1930s

Photo ID: #28
Construction of Mizner’s Casas, 1926

Women's Army Nurses with ARC vehicle at Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #29
YMCA Building, 1958

Boca Raton Road looking east, about 1950

Photo ID: #30
Boca Raton aerial looking south, ca. 1950

Postcard from Ancient America attraction north of Federal Highway (present Boca Marina development), 1950s

Photo ID: #31
Boca Raton Inlet, photo by Jim Leo, ca. 1960s

Downtown Boca Raton, located west of the FEC tracks and south of Palmetto Park Road, about 1915

Photo ID: #32
Golf course at the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1950s

1900 map of Boca Raton by surveyor Thomas Moore Rickards

Photo ID: #33
Boca Raton High School building, 1960s

Virginia and Perl Kinney at the dock by the Palmetto Park Road bridge 1915-1920

Photo ID: #34
La Españada, Mizner development house on A1A, 1937

Mizner Development Corporation ad for Boca Raton, 1925

Photo ID: #35
Sunset Motor Inn, ca. 1960s

View of the cloister at the Cloister Inn (now the Boca Raton Resort & Club) 1926

Photo ID: #36
Boca Raton Pioneer Day, ca. 1950s

Mizner Development Corporation ad for Boca Raton 1927

Photo ID: #37
Pinder’s Ice Cream Store, ca. 1950s

Boca Raton Fire Department poses with Old Betsy outside Town Hall 1927

Photo ID: #38
Boca Raton Grange Hall, ca. early 1900s

Yachts on the Intracoastal north of the Boca Raton Club, visible in right background, 1930

Photo ID: #39
Palmetto Park Road looking east, ca. 1950s

Yacht basin for the Boca Raton Hotel and Club on the east side of the Intracoastal south of the Camino Real bridge, 1953

Photo ID: #40
Boca Raton Community Church, ca. 1940s

Africa USA tourist attraction postcard, 1959

Photo ID: #41
Spanish River Inn, ca. 1950s

Cub Scout Pack 327 in a skit entitled "Who Will Rule the Universe?" 1958

Photo ID: #42
Boca Raton beach at the Camino Real (El Camino Real), 1926

Chamber of Commerce building located on Federal Highway opposite Town Hall 1953

Photo ID: #43
Memorial Park pool opening, 1959

View of the Boca Raton inlet and bridge, 1950s

Photo ID: #44
The Brown family (later Brown’s Dairy Farm), ca. 1940s

Postcard of the Cabana Club (part of the Boca Raton Hotel and Club) 1950s

Photo ID: #45
Tom Bryan, Mayor of Boca Raton, ca. 1929

Sign which marked the south entrance to Boca Raton, Federal Highway, 1960

Photo ID: #46
Boca Raton Fire Department, ca. 1952

Northbound train at the Boca Raton Florida East Coast Railway station, 1965

Photo ID: #47
Golden Cup Drive-In, ca. 1960s

Aerial view of IBM under construction looking south 1969

Photo ID: #48
Gates’ Hardware Store, ca. 1950s

The tower of the Boca Raton Hotel and Club under construction 1969

Photo ID: #49
Boca Raton Police Department, 1952

Glades Road looking east from the Turnpike, 1967

Photo ID: #50
Boca Raton Club tennis courts, ca. late 1920s

Children play at the Boca Raton FEC Railway station, late 1940s

Photo ID: #51
Palmetto Park Boulevard, 1927

Operation Desert Storm vets on a float in the 1991 Christmas parade

Photo ID: #52
Mizner Trail Motel, ca. 1960s

A guest at Royal Palm Plaza's Christmas party checks out Santa's beard, 1987

Photo ID: #53
Boca Raton Community Hospital, ca. 1967

Aerial view looking south from what is now Spanish River Boulevard, 1950s

Photo ID: #54
Cloisters Inn interior courtyard, ca. 1928

Rendering of Royal Palm Plaza by architect Howard McCall, 1963

Photo ID: #55
Dixie Court Motel, ca. 1960s

Yamato children pose on their schoolhouse steps with teacher Clementine Brown, ca. 1920

Photo ID: #56
Camping on the Boca Raton beach, ca. 1920s

Pioneer Kate Rickards holding a puppy, ca. 1910s

Photo ID: #57
Mule in Boca Raton, 1920s

Aerial view of the El Rio Canal looking north ca. late 1940s

Photo ID: #58
Store on the Dixie Highway, ca. 1930s

Chief Hugh Brown checks out the scene at North Federal Highway at about 6th Street, 1950s

Photo ID: #59
Boca Raton Little League, ca. late 1950s

Servicemen from the Boca Raton Army Air Field catch a ride outside Brown's Bar ca. WWII

Photo ID: #60
Boca Raton High School Band, ca. 1960s

Students from the Baptist Church's summer bible school pose with a banner 1950s

Photo ID: #61
Palmetto Park Road looking east, 1935

Hand tinted photo of the Robbins House, south of Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1925

Photo ID: #62
The Inlet Store (Boca Raton Inlet), ca. 1940s

View looking north of the Robbins House, located south of Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1925

Photo ID: #63
Boca Raton Airport on A1A, ca. 1930s-1940s

Pioneers in a boat on the Intracoastal near Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1914

Photo ID: #64
Teen Town, ca. 1950s-1960s

A1A looking north and west ca. 1927; note the Cloister Inn at left

Photo ID: #65
Boca Raton Little League championship team, 1957

A1A looking north ca. 1927

Photo ID: #66
Children at the Boca Raton beach, ca. 1950s

Peg Young sits on the beach with the Myrick family, ca. 1914

Photo ID: #67
First grade class with teacher, ca. 1957

Masa, Rokuo, and Mishi Kamiya post in front of their house at Yamato, ca. 1914

Photo ID: #68
Camino Real garden/promenade, ca. 1920s-1930s

Pioneers pose on the beach ca. 1914. Left to right: Joe Myrick; Peg Young; Helen Long; Robert Myrick; Mamie Myrick; William Myrick

Photo ID: #69
Boca Raton Elementary School, ca. 1950s

Federal Highway looking north from south of Palmetto Park Road, late 1940s

Photo ID: #70
Starlite Motel, ca. 1960s

View of Federal Highway looking south from Palmetto Park Road, 1946

Photo ID: #71
Jack Dempsey and Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg at Boca Raton Army Air Field, 1957

Mizner designed house at 130 NW 9th Avenue, 1928

Photo ID: #72
Boca Raton Woman’s Club, ca. 1930s

View of the Cloister Garden at the Boca Raton Club, late 1930s

Photo ID: #73
Palmetto Park Pavilion, ca. 1920s-1930s

Boaters by the Palmetto Park Road bridge, mid 1920s

Photo ID: #74
Boca Raton School 4th grade class, ca. 1950s

Members of the Aircraft Warning Service man the spotting tower in what is now Red Reef Park, ca. 1942

Photo ID: #75
Boca Raton beach scene, 1958

Hermansen's restaurant on the beach south of Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1956

Photo ID: #76
Glades Road looking west, ca. 1960s

Yacht landing on the east side of the Boca Raton Club ca. 1930

Photo ID: #77
Swimming lessons at the Boca Raton pool, ca. 1950s

Horseback riders pose in front of the entrance to the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1930

Photo ID: #78
Boca Raton fire truck, 1941

Mizner designed house at 801 Hibiscus, ca. 1928

Photo ID: #79
Cloister Inn guests, ca. 1928

Aerial view looking south on the Intracoastal; Fifth Avenue on the right, ca. 1940s

Photo ID: #80
Boca Raton Elementary School track meet, ca. 1950s

Andrew Brennan gives the keys to the new city garbage truck to Bill Prendergast, 1955

Photo ID: #81
Boca Raton Town Hall, 1937

Intersection of Federal Highway and Camino Real looking south, 1959

Photo ID: #82
Addison Mizner statue at Mizner Park, ca. 1991

"Smitty" poses with his catch outside the gates of Casa Rosa, 1920s

Photo ID: #83
Boca Raton Boulevard, 1920s

Mr. Arnold holds his barracuda catch outside a house trailer, 1927

Photo ID: #84
Boca Raton Hotel lobby, ca. 1930s

Harriet and Theodore Luff joke around with a fish head ca. 1920s

Photo ID: #85
Boca Raton High School, 1951

George Martin shows off his catch at Lake Boca Raton, ca. late 1910s

Photo ID: #86
Boca Raton beach, ca. 1920

Water plant on the site of current City Hall, ca. late 1930s

Photo ID: #87
Military parade on Federal Highway, ca. 1942

Postcard view of the anchor which once sat in front of the Palmetto Park Pavilion, ca. 1960s

Photo ID: #88
Addison Mizner’s residence “Villa Mizner,” ca. 1930s

Harley Gates' real estate office, ca. 1925

Photo ID: #89
Dixie Highway looking north, 1925

Bill Day III, Nate Fitch, Caroline Lennart, and Bill Day in Day's real estate office, 1955

Photo ID: #90
Aerial view of Boca Raton, ca. 1960s

Miss Florida, Dorothy Steiner, poses at the Cabana Club 1957

Photo ID: #91
Boca Raton Army Air Field hangar, ca. 1942-1944

Carl Douglas, Sam Pinchuk, Henry Warren, and Bill Day contemplate Douglas' hole in one, 1953

Photo ID: #92
Mizner Canal looking toward the Boca Raton Hotel, 1925

Sherry Lou Kinch, Joyce Kuhman, and Sally Pool, contestants in the Miss Race Queen 1958 contest pose at the Cabana Club

Photo ID: #93
Boca Raton Inn sign, 1955

Bill Schmitt, Bill Eddinger, and Jolene Mucci play pool with youngsters at Teen Town, ca. 1957. Bill Prendergast is adult at right

Photo ID: #94
Palmetto Park Casino/bathhouse, ca. 1930s

Contestants in the Summer Recreation Pet Show pose at Memorial Park, 1955

Photo ID: #95
Boca Raton Drive-In Theatre, 1948

Boca Raton School cheerleaders pose outside the school, 1958

Photo ID: #96
Boca Raton Beach Club, ca. 1960s

The volunteer fire department gather for a barbecue, ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #97
Town Pump Restaurant, ca. 1950s

Domina Jalbert flies one of his experimental kites on NW 20th St, 1954

Photo ID: #98
Spanish River Parkway, ca. 1970s

Boca Raton Town Hall (aka City Hall) ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #99
Boca Raton downtown Federal Highway, ca. 1960

Bank at 150 East Palmetto Park Road, 1969

Photo ID: #100
Mizner Development sketch/plan for Boca Raton, ca. 1925

Lucius Schlusemeyer and an unidentified woman outside the Chatham Hills sales office, 1956

Photo ID: #101
Lucius Schlusemeyer and an unidentified woman outside the Chatham Hills sales office, 1956

Poster contest in the Boca El Gym, 1950s. First row left to right: Ray Borchardt; Larry Leturney; Tina Kelly; Norman Borchardt. Second row left to right: Linda Wright; Katherine Angel; Lyn LaMont. Third row left to right: Bill Mayer; Marilyn Quillen; Roy Urchota

Photo ID: #102
Poster contest in the Boca El Gym, 1950s. First row left to right: Ray Borchardt; Larry Leturney; Tina Kelly; Norman Borchardt. Second row left to right: Linda Wright; Katherine Angel; Lyn LaMont. Third row left to right: Bill Mayer; Marilyn Quillen; Roy Urchota

PTA Halloween Festival costume contest at the Boca El Gym, 1950

Photo ID: #103
PTA Halloween Festival costume contest at the Boca El Gym, 1950

Skier on Lake Boca Raton in front of the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1957

Photo ID: #104
Skier on Lake Boca Raton in front of the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1957

A family poses with a large marlin with the Boca Raton Hotel in the background, 1950s

Photo ID: #105
A family poses with a large marlin with the Boca Raton Hotel in the background, 1950s

Arthur Vining Davis’s helicopter lands at the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1958

Photo ID: #106
Arthur Vining Davis’s helicopter lands at the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1958

Boca Raton residents appear on WPTV, 1957. Front row, left to right: Roberta MacSpadden; Dorothy O'Donnell; Mrs. James Kennedy. Second row left to right: Bud and Helen Hulick (hosts); H.W. Smith; Mayor John LeRoy Shores; James McGoldrick; John Flancher; Police Chief. W.H. Brown; Georgie Lapham; Harry Newman; Paul Bebout

Photo ID: #107
Boca Raton residents appear on WPTV, 1957. Front row, left to right: Roberta MacSpadden; Dorothy O’Donnell; Mrs. James Kennedy. Second row left to right: Bud and Helen Hulick (hosts); H.W. Smith; Mayor John LeRoy Shores; James McGoldrick; John Flancher; Police Chief. W.H. Brown; Georgie Lapham; Harry Newman; Paul Bebout

Destruction at the Boca Raton Army Air Field after the September 1947 hurricane

Photo ID: #108
Destruction at the Boca Raton Army Air Field after the September 1947 hurricane

Aerial view of the runways of the Boca Raton Army Air Field, ca. 1942

Photo ID: #109
Aerial view of the runways of the Boca Raton Army Air Field, ca. 1942

General Barton Kyle Yount in foreground, left, walks with base commander Narcissus Lily Cote and others at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, 1944

Photo ID: #110
General Barton Kyle Yount in foreground, left, walks with base commander Narcissus Lily Cote and others at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, 1944

Soldiers make cornbread at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII.

Photo ID: #111
Soldiers make cornbread at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII.

An unidentified lieutenant raids the fridge at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #112
An unidentified lieutenant raids the fridge at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Gas mask training at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #113
Gas mask training at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Boca Raton Army Air Field officers’ wives practice bandaging techniques, WWII.

Photo ID: #114
Boca Raton Army Air Field officers’ wives practice bandaging techniques, WWII.

Soldiers from the army and navy line up at Mess #9 at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #115
Soldiers from the army and navy line up at Mess #9 at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Soldiers’ mess at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWI

Photo ID: #116
Soldiers’ mess at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWI

Women’s Army Corps (WAC) mess at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #117
Women’s Army Corps (WAC) mess at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Boca Raton Army Air Field cadets get R&R on the golf course at the Boca Raton Club, WWII

Photo ID: #118
Boca Raton Army Air Field cadets get R&R on the golf course at the Boca Raton Club, WWII

Firearms training at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #119
Firearms training at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Members of Squadron F learn the parts of a machine gun at Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #120
Members of Squadron F learn the parts of a machine gun at Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Coast Guard Base Auxiliary Flotilla 36 on Lake Boca Raton, 1974

Photo ID: #121
Coast Guard Base Auxiliary Flotilla 36 on Lake Boca Raton, 1974

Two women pose at the docks just north of the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1960s

Photo ID: #122
Two women pose at the docks just north of the Boca Raton Hotel, ca. 1960s

East side of the Cloister Inn from Lake Boca Raton, 1926
Young Chip Douglas visits Santa Claus at Roadman’s Department Store, ca. 1950

Photo ID: #124
Young Chip Douglas visits Santa Claus at Roadman’s Department Store, ca. 1950

Cartoon drawn by Zack Mosley for the soldiers at BRAAF, WWII.

Photo ID: #125
Cartoon drawn by Zack Mosley for the soldiers at BRAAF, WWII.

Officers at the Boca Raton Army Air Field visit their swanky new quarters at the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1942

Photo ID: #126
Officers at the Boca Raton Army Air Field visit their swanky new quarters at the Boca Raton Club ca. 1942

Bibletown auditorium, ca. 1965

Photo ID: #127
Bibletown auditorium ca. 1965

Motel at Bibletown, ca. 1960

Photo ID: #128
Motel at Bibletown ca. 1960

First United Methodist Church, 1985

Photo ID: #151
First United Methodist Church, 1985

Thomas Moore Rickards (right) with his phosphate survey crew in Marion County ca. 1889

Photo ID: #129
Thomas Moore Rickards right with his phosphate survey crew in Marion County ca. 1889

Youngster beside the “Tree of Knowledge” on what is now Glades Road, 1978

Photo ID: #130
Youngster beside the Tree of Knowledge on what is now Glades Road 1978

Sailboats in the ocean in front of San Remo Condos, ca. 1970s

Photo ID: #131
Sailboats in the ocean in front of San Remo Condos ca. 1970s

Boca Raton Army Air Field Band, 1943

Photo ID: #132
Boca Raton Army Air Field Band 1943

Jungle trail in Boca Raton ca.1890s

Photo ID: #133
Jungle trail in Boca Raton ca.1890s

Red Cross swimming teachers at Smitty’s Driftwood, ca. 1950s. Left to right Trudy Borchardt; Red Cross representative; Chickie Wentworth; Mr. H. Smith (Smitty" ) owner of the Driftwood; Linnea Olsson

Photo ID: #134
Red Cross swimming teachers at Smittys Driftwood ca. 1950s. Left to right Trudy Borchardt Red Cross representative Chick

Willie Mae Fountain Jackson and Irene Demery Carswell pose in Pearl City, late 1940s

Photo ID: #135
Willie Mae Fountain Jackson and Irene Demery Carswell pose in Pearl City late 1940s

Archie and Irene Demery Carswell outside Ebenezer Baptist Church, ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #136
Archie and Irene Demery Carswell outside Ebenezer Baptist Church ca. 1950s

Irene Demery poses in a Delray Studio, WWII

Photo ID: #137
Irene Demery poses in a Delray Studio WWII

Marymount College, now Lynn University, ca. 1972

Photo ID: #138
Marymount College now Lynn University ca. 1972

Archie Carswell poses in his Army Air Corps uniform, 1943

Photo ID: #139
Archie Carswell poses in his Army Air Corps uniform 1943

Evening dance at the Cabana Club, ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #140
Evening dance at the Cabana Club ca. 1950s

Policeman Ben Burgess, left, teaches fireman Harry Sully Sullivan scuba techniques, 1959

Photo ID: #141
Policeman Ben Burgess left teaches fireman Harry Sully Sullivan scuba techniques 1959

Policeman Ben Burgess teaches the fire and police department scuba techniques, 1959. Left to right: Joe Jodrey; Bob Higgins; Ben Burgess; Harry Sullivan; John Loughery; John Lunger

Photo ID: #142
Policeman Ben Burgess teaches the fire and police department scuba techniques 1959. Left to right Joe Jodrey Bob Higgins

New span of the Palmetto Park Road bridge beside the old bridge, 1986

Photo ID: #143
New span of the Palmetto Park Road bridge beside the old bridge 1986

Dining room at the Cloister Inn, 1926

Photo ID: #144
Dining room at the Cloister Inn 1926

View of the east side of the Cloister Inn, 1926

Photo ID: #145
View of the east side of the Cloister Inn 1926

View of the west side of the Cloister Inn, 1926

Photo ID: #146
View of the west side of the Cloister Inn 1926

Close-up of the main entrance, Cloister Inn, 1926

Photo ID: #147
Close-up of the main entrance Cloister Inn 1926

Boca Raton Club under construction, 1929

Photo ID: #148
Boca Raton Club under construction 1929

Two models pose on the beach at the Cabana Club, ca. 1960s

Photo ID: #149
Two models pose on the beach at the Cabana Club ca. 1960s

Yachts tied up at the Boca Raton Club, ca.1930

Photo ID: #150
Yachts tied up at the Boca Raton Club ca.1930

Frank Wright, left, owner of the Milestone II charter boat at Royal Palm Yacht Club, ca. 1965

Photo ID: #152
Frank Wright, left, owner of the Milestone II charter boat at Royal Palm Yacht Club, ca. 1965

Women’s Army Nurses at the Boca Raton Army Air Field base hospital, 1943

Photo ID: #153
Women\u2019s Army Nurses at the Boca Raton Army Air Field base hospital, 1943

Typical barracks at Boca Raton Army Air Field, 1943

Photo ID: #154
Typical barracks at Boca Raton Army Air Field, 1943

A WAC technician works on a radio, 1943

Photo ID: #155
A WAC technician works on a radio, 1943

Boca Raton Army Air Field HQ on Pine Circle, 1943

Photo ID: #156
Boca Raton Army Air Field HQ on Pine Circle, 1943

Photo ID: #157
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 1992

Kitchen at the Adams Apartments at 1820 NW 15th Vista, a former WWII building, 1956

Photo ID: #158
Kitchen at the Adams Apartments at 1820 NW 15th Vista, a former WWII building, 1956

The Garden Apartments, formerly the Palmetto Park Project, 1956

Photo ID: #159
The Garden Apartments, formerly the Palmetto Park Project, 1956

Palmetto Park Housing Project under renovation to become the Garden Apartments, 1956

Photo ID: #160
Palmetto Park Housing Project under renovation to become the Garden Apartments, 1956

Federal Highway looking south from Town Hall (at right), 1958

Photo ID: #161
Federal Highway looking south from Town Hall (at right), 1958

NE 4th Way off 20th Street in Winfield Park, 1958

Photo ID: #162
NE 4th Way off 20th Street in Winfield Park, 1958

Youngsters pose in front of the Dixie Manor Housing Project, 1944

Photo ID: #163
Youngsters pose in front of the Dixie Manor Housing Project, 1944

Business district on Boca Raton Road, ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #164
Business district on Boca Raton Road, ca. 1950s

Ballroom of the Cloister Inn, facing west, 1926

Photo ID: #165
Ballroom of the Cloister Inn, facing west, 1926

Ballroom of the Cloister Inn, facing south, 1926

Photo ID: #166
Ballroom of the Cloister Inn, facing south, 1926

East side of the Cloister Inn from Lake Boca Raton, 1926

Photo ID: #167
East side of the Cloister Inn from Lake Boca Raton, 1926

The “Cloister Garden” before landscaping, 1926

Photo ID: #168
The \u201cCloister Garden\u201d before landscaping, 1926

Original lobby of the Cloister Inn, now known as the Mizner Lobby, 1926

Photo ID: #169
Original lobby of the Cloister Inn, now known as the Mizner Lobby, 1926

Federal Highway looking north from south of Palmetto Park Road, late 1940s.

Photo ID: #170
Federal Highway looking north from south of Palmetto Park Road, late 1940s.

View of the Cabana Club, ca. 1947

Photo ID: #171
View of the Cabana Club, ca. 1947

View of the Boca Raton Hotel and Club from across the Intracoastal, ca. 1950s

Photo ID: #172
View of the Boca Raton Hotel and Club from across the Intracoastal, ca. 1950s

Tinted postcard of the Cabana Club, ca. late 1930s

Photo ID: #173
Tinted postcard of the Cabana Club, ca. late 1930s

Postcard of the Palmetto Park Pavilion with anchor, 1949

Photo ID: #174
Postcard of the Palmetto Park Pavilion with anchor, 1949

Postcard for the Africa U.S.A. tourist attraction, 1958

Photo ID: #175
Postcard for the Africa U.S.A. tourist attraction, 1958

Postcard for the Africa U.S.A. tourist attraction, ca. 1960.

Photo ID: #176
Postcard for the Africa U.S.A. tourist attraction, ca. 1960.

Cathedral Dining Room at the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1930

Photo ID: #177
Cathedral Dining Room at the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1930

Marquee at the new Mizner Park Theatres, 1990

Photo ID: #178
Marquee at the new Mizner Park Theatres, 1990

Students escape on the last day at Roadman School, 1965

Photo ID: #179
Students escape on the last day at Roadman School, 1965

Boca Raton High School cheerleaders atop the school, ca. 1965. Left to right: Georgene Nobel; Kathy Whisman; Carol Hutchens; Karen Lorentzen; Kay Hardy; Lynn Krautwald; Diane Borchardt; Sandy Sorenson

Photo ID: #180
Boca Raton High School cheerleaders atop the school, ca. 1965. Left to right: Georgene Nobel; Kathy Whisman; Carol Hutchens; Karen Lorentzen; Kay Hardy; Lynn Krautwald; Diane Borchardt; Sandy Sorenson

Business and Professional Women’s Club meeting at the Sun Cove restaurant in Deerfield, 1956. Left to right: Bami Shuhi; District 8 Director; Eve Pence, President; Eleanor Bebout; Marge Jamison; and Margaret Olsson

Photo ID: #181
Business and Professional Women\u2019s Club meeting at the Sun Cove restaurant in Deerfield, 1956. Left to right: Bami Shuhi; District 8 Director; Eve Pence, President; Eleanor Bebout; Marge Jamison; and Margaret Olsson

Florida lobsters lined up under the Christmas tree at the Borchardt home, ca.1950s

Photo ID: #182
Florida lobsters lined up under the Christmas tree at the Borchardt home, ca.1950s

Dave Minnehan, Tom Bare, and J.C. Morris at Dave’s Grocery on Boca Raton Road, 1952

Photo ID: #183
Dave Minnehan, Tom Bare, and J.C. Morris at Dave\u2019s Grocery on Boca Raton Road, 1952

Carl Douglas stands in the middle of East Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1922

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Carl Douglas stands in the middle of East Palmetto Park Road, ca. 1922

Main lobby at the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1930

Photo ID: #185
Main lobby at the Boca Raton Club, ca. 1930

Rabbi Zalman Bukiet and Rabbi Yosef Biston put together a menorah for Sanborn Square, 1990

Photo ID: #186
Rabbi Zalman Bukiet and Rabbi Yosef Biston put together a menorah for Sanborn Square, 1990

Hanukkah program at Hillel Day School, 1991

Photo ID: #187
Hanukkah program at Hillel Day School, 1991

Soldiers on the obstacle course at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Photo ID: #188
Soldiers on the obstacle course at the Boca Raton Army Air Field, WWII

Chip Douglas spins some tunes on his phonograph, ca. 1954

Photo ID: #189
Chip Douglas spins some tunes on his phonograph, ca. 1954

The lookout tower at Spanish River Park, 1990

Photo ID: #190
The lookout tower at Spanish River Park, 1990

Boat in the Boca Raton Inlet, ca. 1960s

Photo ID: #191
Boat in the Boca Raton Inlet, ca. 1960s

The Kubiak family plays in the sand at Red Reef Park, Christmas Day, 1987

Photo ID: #192
The Kubiak family plays in the sand at Red Reef Park, Christmas Day, 1987

Tom and Helen Wright, of Tom’s Place, hold a bottle of their famous barbeque sauce, 1990

Photo ID: #193
Tom and Helen Wright, of Tom\u2019s Place, hold a bottle of their famous barbeque sauce, 1990

Town Center Mall under construction, 1980

Photo ID: #194
Town Center Mall under construction, 1980

Parking lot at the Boca Raton Mall, 1980

Photo ID: #195
Parking lot at the Boca Raton Mall, 1980

Boca Raton Mall Theatre marquee, 1985

Photo ID: #196
Boca Raton Mall Theatre marquee, 1985

Charter fishing fleet at the Boca Raton Hotel and Club, 1964

Photo ID: #197
Charter fishing fleet at the Boca Raton Hotel and Club, 1964

City Hall shortly before it was remodeled, ca. 1980

Photo ID: #198
City Hall shortly before it was remodeled, ca. 1980

City Hall being remodeled, 1983

Photo ID: #199
City Hall being remodeled, 1983

Flood waters at the Palmetto Park Road Bridge after Hurricane Betsy, 1965

Photo ID: #200
Flood waters at the Palmetto Park Road Bridge after Hurricane Betsy, 1965

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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm

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71 North Federal Highway
Boca Raton, Florida 33432