Before there was Instagram and Twitter, there were postcards. Here are 20 excellent images from Miami's sun-soaked past.
January 09 2013 11:00 PM EST
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"Fur Trading In The Everglades Of Florida"
The Wolfsonian Museum at Florida International University, one of Out's favorite places to enjoy eclectic art while in the Sunshine State, was kind enough to share 20 vintage postcards from their expansive collection.
In the pages that follow, our personal favorites.
"Beauty and The Beast," 1930.
"Lincoln Road, Miami, Florida," 1940.
"Ocean Front Promenade, Miami, Fla," 1940.
"S.S. Florida passing thru channel at Miami, Florida, upon arrival from Havana, Cuba: 504"
"A Modernistic Florida home at Miami Beach," 1940s
"The Pratt General Hospital, Coral Gables, Fla."
"Unique Venetian Pools, Coral Gables, Fla," 1950s.
"Palm lined drive in the Everglades National Park, Florida"
"On the Beach, Miami Beach, Florida," 1930.
"Water Nymphs at a Tropical Beach in Florida," 1930s.
"Havana Tours," 1957.
"Miami Beach, blueprint of an Eden," 1958.
"Fully air conditioned, Mac Fadden Deauville Hotel and Cabana Club," 1940.
"Macfadden-Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida," 1940.
"It's five o'clock, where's everybody?," 1945.
"Nash Senator Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida," 1940.
>"Century Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida," 1939.
>"Greystone Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida," 1939.
>"Enjoying 'The Pause that Refreshes' under water at Silver Springs, Florida."
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