These antique puppers from Florida's past are 12/10

Hoomans at the State Library & Archives of Florida have compiled this heckin' good collection of Floridians bonding with their fat bois and smol floofers throughout the last century. "Dogs in Florida help deliver mail, work for the police department, ride motorcycles and lounge on the beach," according to the State Archives. "Service, companionship, love, furriness – dogs fulfill all of these needs. Floridians have always shared their special place in the sun with their dogs."

 

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These antique puppers from Florida's past are 12/10
Dog posing on table, taken by photographer Alvan Harper in Tallahassee between 1885 and 1910.
Dog posing on table, taken by photographer Alvan Harper in Tallahassee between 1885 and 1910.
Woman with rifle and dog, taken in the 1910s.
Woman with rifle and dog, taken in the 1910s.
Heise's pet shop in Tampa, Florida, taken sometime in the 1900s.
Heise's pet shop in Tampa, Florida, taken sometime in the 1900s.
Group of Eastpoint people sitting on a porch, taken sometime between 1898 to 1912.
Group of Eastpoint people sitting on a porch, taken sometime between 1898 to 1912.
Noriam Sretaw with his dog "Skipper" on U.S. Highway 1, taken in August 1947.
Noriam Sretaw with his dog "Skipper" on U.S. Highway 1, taken in August 1947.
Dog barking into the telephone, taken in 1957.
Dog barking into the telephone, taken in 1957.
The "Crescent City" at the oyster house dock: Eastpoint, Florida, taken around 1910.
The "Crescent City" at the oyster house dock: Eastpoint, Florida, taken around 1910.
Saying goodby to Iowa friends in Eastpoint, taken sometime between 1898 to 1912.
Saying goodby to Iowa friends in Eastpoint, taken sometime between 1898 to 1912.
A young boy fishing with his dog in Palm Beach County, Florida, taken sometime in the 1900s.
A young boy fishing with his dog in Palm Beach County, Florida, taken sometime in the 1900s.
Eddie Frank at Naples' swamp buggy races in Naples, Florida, photographed on Oct. 28, 1950. Eddie Frank's "Tumber Bug" won second place in Naples' Swamp Buggy Day parade.
Eddie Frank at Naples' swamp buggy races in Naples, Florida, photographed on Oct. 28, 1950. Eddie Frank's "Tumber Bug" won second place in Naples' Swamp Buggy Day parade.
A young boy with Sicilian donkey and dog, photographed in November 1950. An accompanying note says, "The grandson of George Garretson, owner of Palomino stables in Ocala, with Sicilian donkey."
A young boy with Sicilian donkey and dog, photographed in November 1950. An accompanying note says, "The grandson of George Garretson, owner of Palomino stables in Ocala, with Sicilian donkey."
Captain Will Newman sitting on the dock with dog and cat in Palatka, Florida, taken sometime in the 1920s.
Captain Will Newman sitting on the dock with dog and cat in Palatka, Florida, taken sometime in the 1920s.
"The Back Porch Boys" of Stuart, Florida, photographed in 1979.
"The Back Porch Boys" of Stuart, Florida, photographed in 1979.
A motion picture scene from 1916 with Bobbie Burns, (?), Walter Stull, Ethel Burton Palmer and Edna Reynolds(?). An accompanying note says, "This image was collected by filmmaker William "Billy" Bletcher (1894-1979) while working for the Vim Comedy Company between 1915 and 1917. The small film studio was based in Jacksonville and New York. … Ethel Burton (Palmer) was a popular comedic actress who made her debut with Vitagraph Pictures in 1915.
A motion picture scene from 1916 with Bobbie Burns, (?), Walter Stull, Ethel Burton Palmer and Edna Reynolds(?). An accompanying note says, "This image was collected by filmmaker William "Billy" Bletcher (1894-1979) while working for the Vim Comedy Company between 1915 and 1917. The small film studio was based in Jacksonville and New York. … Ethel Burton (Palmer) was a popular comedic actress who made her debut with Vitagraph Pictures in 1915.
A motion picture scene from 1916, L-R: Pearl Shepard(?), Ethel Burton Palmer, Bobby Burns and Walter Stull. An accompanying note says, "This image was collected by filmmaker William "Billy" Bletcher (1894-1979) while working for the Vim Comedy Company between 1915 and 1917. The small film studio was based in Jacksonville and New York. The company produced hundreds of two-reel comedies (over 156 comedies in 1916 alone). Before going out of business in 1917, it employed such stars as Oliver Hardy, Ethel Burton, Walter Stull, Arvid Gillstrom, and Kate Price."
A motion picture scene from 1916, L-R: Pearl Shepard(?), Ethel Burton Palmer, Bobby Burns and Walter Stull. An accompanying note says, "This image was collected by filmmaker William "Billy" Bletcher (1894-1979) while working for the Vim Comedy Company between 1915 and 1917. The small film studio was based in Jacksonville and New York. The company produced hundreds of two-reel comedies (over 156 comedies in 1916 alone). Before going out of business in 1917, it employed such stars as Oliver Hardy, Ethel Burton, Walter Stull, Arvid Gillstrom, and Kate Price."
A boy, dog and woman enjoying each other's company in Tallahassee, Florida, taken sometime in the 1910s.
A boy, dog and woman enjoying each other's company in Tallahassee, Florida, taken sometime in the 1910s.
A dog receiving a treat at the Coral Ridge National Bank drive thru window in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, taken around 1969.
A dog receiving a treat at the Coral Ridge National Bank drive thru window in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, taken around 1969.
Governor Chiles and his dog in Tallahassee, Florida, photographed in 1998.
Governor Chiles and his dog in Tallahassee, Florida, photographed in 1998.
Spanish-American war camp scene in Tampa, 1898.
Spanish-American war camp scene in Tampa, 1898.
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