Special Collections, located in the basement of the library, contains collections of photographs. These include daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, glass lantern slides, carte de visite, glass plate negatives, panoramic scenes, motion pictures, slides, postcards, aerial photographs, and other visual media.
Photograph Reading File: Copies of photographs arranged by county, city, and then subject; there is also a biographical file in this collection arranged by surname.
Postcard Collection:Postcards ranging from photographs to commercial reproductions of visual views of the West Florida region.
Photographs Within Manuscript Collections: Photographs may also be found within manuscript or archival collections. Many of these will not be in the reading file, although occasionally there is some duplication.
Bell Collection: A separate collection of 7,500 glass plate negatives of a Pensacola photographer, circa 1900-1930. These are arranged by surname.
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Photographs which are in the public domain, or for which the Department owns copyright, may be reproduced for users at a reasonable cost.
All photographic reproduction requests should be discussed with the Special Collections staff to determine the size (5 by 7 to 20 by 24) of the photograph or slides requested. These orders are sent out of the Department and when the order is completed, Special Collections staff will notify and invoice requesters for the charges. Cash or checks may be used to pay for these orders. Negatives resulting from photograph orders remain the property of the Department.
Special Collections staff retain the right to refuse photo-reproduction requests. Requests can be denied depending upon the copyright or legal restrictions on items, the condition of materials, when copying would further damage an item, and other situations to be determined by the library staff.
Photographic reproductions are made for the convenience of the researcher and may not be reproduced in another from or deposited with another library or archives without express written permission of the Special Collections Librarian.
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Date Last Updated: August 3, 1999