Description: Includes bibliographical references (page 126).
Brief description: The Henry B. Plant Museum, established in 1933, preserves the history of the Tampa Bay Hotel, visionary Henry Plant's impact on Florida, the Gilded Age lifestyle, and the hotel's role in the Spanish-American War. Authors Heather Trubee Brown and Susan V. Carter selected photographs, postcards, and advertisements from the museum's archives. These rarely displayed images present a visual exploration of the hotel's architecture, opulent decor, outdoor amusements, experiences of the era, and its time as US Army headquarters.