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Photo Gallery: The World’s Ships Came to Port Boca Grande

  • Tales of Island Life: February 2023

    • Introduction
    • Bell Family Shares Stories of Port Boca Grande (Part Two)
    • Delmar Fugate Builds the Pink Elephant
    • Phosphate and Boca Grande’s History
    • Bayard Sharp Remembers Boca Grande As It Once Was
    • Photo Gallery: The World’s Ships Came to Port Boca Grande
    • Previous Issues
black and white photo of South Boca Grande - phosphate railroad cars on the foreground with water tower and buildings in the backgroundPort with Railroad Cars Loaded with Phosphateaerial shot of the phosphate ship the SS Mae at dock1000 Foot Long Phosphate Dock and Conveyor Systemcolor photo of a phosphate freighterFreighter Floating in Boca Grande Passblack and white photo of a phosphate ship at dockRussian Ship at Dockcolor photo of the German ship m.v. BUENTENTORGerman Ship m.v. Buententor Thought to be the Largest Ship Ever Loaded in Port Boca Grandeblack and white photo of the SS ALCOA RANGER in port loading phosphateSS Alcoa Ranger in Port When Railroad Locomotive Fell Through the Dockblack and white photo of a Five Mast Schooner out of Boston, the Mary H. DieboldMary H Diebold, 5 Masted Schooner, from BostonJapanese phosphate frieghterJapanese Ship, the MARUblack and white photo of a Lykes Co. shipLykes Brothers Ship

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