McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 089

Title: McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 089
Description: Caption: "Stret [sic] Leading to Fords and Edisons Winter Homes, Fort Meyers -- Florida June 28, 1934." Paved street lined by palms and lush vegetation. This road is likely McGregor Boulevard in Fort Meyers. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford purchased adjacent properties in Fort Meyers and built vacation or winter homes that were opened to the public for tours in 1947 and 1990, respectively. The two properties are now known collectively as the Edison and Ford Winter Estates.
Contributor: Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage: Fort Meyers, Florida
Date: 6/28/1934
Format: JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier: 96-07-08-alb11-089
Language: English
Publisher: California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Source: Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject: Street Scene, Fort Meyers, Florida
Type: Still Image