Burgert Brothers
Trio of Albums with Dynamic Views of St. Petersburg, Florida, 1920s-40s
Photo albums (3); linen-backed silver prints (approx. 160)
Each 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches, including two four-part panoramas
With photographer's credit in negative recto or stamped verso and some with location identification.
With photographer's credit in negative recto or stamped verso and some with location identification.
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Shot by the prominent Floridian commercial studio the Burgert Brothers, this comprehensive trio of promotional albums contains scores of charming images of St. Petersburg. The earliest photographs in the album...
Shot by the prominent Floridian commercial studio the Burgert Brothers, this comprehensive trio of promotional albums contains scores of charming images of St. Petersburg. The earliest photographs in the album date to the 1920s and the latest are dated 1947, and many of them were reproduced as photographic or chromolithic postcards.
Included are impressive birds-eye views of bustling main streets and towering, iconic buildings. There are numerous shots of modern residential homes, many completed in the Spanish Colonial style and designed by some of Florida’s most prominent 20th-century architects such as M. Leo Elliott and Franklin O. Adams. There are views of larger residential structures inculduing the Princess Martha Apartments, and hotels including the Suwannee, the Soreno, the Vinoy Park. Also present are many lush interior views of the hotels, and some detailed shots of the furniture, much of it rattan, used to appoint them.
Public spaces represented include the St. Petersburg pier, the St. Petersburg Spa, and Bartlett Park including many lively shots of the Shuffleboard Club. Other recreation areas seen include a baseball stadium, bocce ball court, and golf course. Identified civic and commercial buildings present include St. Petersburg Military Academy, the Masonic House, the American Legion, and St. Anthony’s Hospital.
There are many charming views of St. Petersburg’s fountain of youth, including one humorous image of some elderly folks having a drink there. Another off-beat image shows the window display of a bait and tackle shop, with fishing equipment and a taxidermied fish posed around a three-dimensional map of Tampa Bay.
The Burgert Brothers firm operated for several decades in the Tampa area, from 1917 to the early 1960s. Started by brothers Al and Jean, the firm documented the Tampa area’s transition from a collection of small towns to a metropolitan area in the early part of the twentieth century. The Burgert family moved from Cincinnati, starting a company called .P. Burgert & Son in 1899 which eventually developed into the photographic firm by 1917. They solidified their grip on the market by buying the only real competitor, William A. Fishbaugh's firm in 1917. A collection of their work is now held at the University of South Florida.
Included are impressive birds-eye views of bustling main streets and towering, iconic buildings. There are numerous shots of modern residential homes, many completed in the Spanish Colonial style and designed by some of Florida’s most prominent 20th-century architects such as M. Leo Elliott and Franklin O. Adams. There are views of larger residential structures inculduing the Princess Martha Apartments, and hotels including the Suwannee, the Soreno, the Vinoy Park. Also present are many lush interior views of the hotels, and some detailed shots of the furniture, much of it rattan, used to appoint them.
Public spaces represented include the St. Petersburg pier, the St. Petersburg Spa, and Bartlett Park including many lively shots of the Shuffleboard Club. Other recreation areas seen include a baseball stadium, bocce ball court, and golf course. Identified civic and commercial buildings present include St. Petersburg Military Academy, the Masonic House, the American Legion, and St. Anthony’s Hospital.
There are many charming views of St. Petersburg’s fountain of youth, including one humorous image of some elderly folks having a drink there. Another off-beat image shows the window display of a bait and tackle shop, with fishing equipment and a taxidermied fish posed around a three-dimensional map of Tampa Bay.
The Burgert Brothers firm operated for several decades in the Tampa area, from 1917 to the early 1960s. Started by brothers Al and Jean, the firm documented the Tampa area’s transition from a collection of small towns to a metropolitan area in the early part of the twentieth century. The Burgert family moved from Cincinnati, starting a company called .P. Burgert & Son in 1899 which eventually developed into the photographic firm by 1917. They solidified their grip on the market by buying the only real competitor, William A. Fishbaugh's firm in 1917. A collection of their work is now held at the University of South Florida.
Courtesy of Daniel / Oliver Gallery
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