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See larger The lure of the warm weather, soft breezes and beaches - plus the draw of eating in the in sunshine in February - drew visitors to Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida

The lure of the warm weather, soft breezes and beaches - plus the draw of eating in the in sunshine in February - drew visitors to Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida

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  • Unidentified couple on the beach in April 1978. Karl E. Holland / State Archives of Florida
  • This colorful postcard, with a 1976 postmark, shows the Marco Beach Hotel and Villas. State Archives of Florida
  • This 1966 photo shows a family having fun on Marco Island's beach. Ozzie Sweet / State Archives of Florida
  • Beach goers at Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • Beach goers at Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • Classic 70s cars line the parking lot of one of Marco Island's beach hotels in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • A young woman resting on the poolside at the Marco Island Hotel in March 1973. Tom McLendon / State Archives of Florida
  • Huts and palm trees shade the beach and inviting waves as tourists walk in the sand, circa March 1973. Tom McLendon / State Archives of Florida
  • The Marco Island Club, circa November 1959. Notes on this photo say: 'The Marco Island Club, formerly an inn, has landscaped grounds that run down to boathouses and piers at the end of Marco Pass. A trading center for both fishermen and wealthy sportsmen, Marco is one of the Ten Thousand Islands lying off Collier County.' Francis P. Johnson / State Archives of Florida
  • Bird's-eye view of a swimming pool at the Marco Island Hotel in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • Interior of the Marco Island Hotel in March 1973. Tom McLendon / State Archives of Florida
  • A man sitting in a parlor of the Marco Island Hotel in March 1973. Tom McLendon / State Archives of Florida
  • An unidentified vacationer lounges by the pool on Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • The lure of the warm weather, soft breezes and beaches - plus the draw of eating in the in sunshine in February - drew visitors to Marco Island in February 1975. Gaines / State Archives of Florida
  • Golfers play near a beach on Marco Island in 1966. State Archives of Florida
  • Golfers play near a beach on Marco Island in 1966. State Archives of Florida
  • This 1966 photo shows a family having fun on Marco Island's beach. Ozzie Sweet / State Archives of Florida
  • A man walking on the grounds of the Marco Island Hotel in March 1973. Tom McLendon / State Archives of Florida

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