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See smaller In this undated photo, artificial eagle nests are placed high in trees. Accompanying note: 'The latest trend in eagles' nests is this one story, elevated model at Marco Island, one of four artificial nests being constructed as part of the island's on-going Environmental Management program. To offset the housing shortage for bald eagles, who tend to build their homes in unstable trees, Marco Island's developers, the Mackle brothers, are having the nests erected as part of their $650,000 conservation program.' State Archives of Florida

In this undated photo, artificial eagle nests are placed high in trees. Accompanying note: "The latest trend in eagles' nests is this one story, elevated model at Marco Island, one of four artificial nests being constructed as part of the island's on-going Environmental Management program. To offset the housing shortage for bald eagles, who tend to build their homes in unstable trees, Marco Island's developers, the Mackle brothers, are having the nests erected as part of their $650,000 conservation program." State Archives of Florida

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  • This 1966 photo shows a bikini-clad woman lounging and posing for the camera on Marco Island's beach. Ozzie Sweet / State Archives of Florida
  • This photo from the mid-1960s shows two girls building a sandcastle at the beach on Marco Island. State Archives of Florida
  • This 1952 postcard shows the brilliant red royal poinciana tree at Marco Island Inn and Cottages. State Archives of Florida
  • This colorful postcard was used to advertise the Marco Villa rentals. There's no date, but the cars and decor suggest the 1970s. State Archives of Florida
  • A view of the Standard Oil Company sign at dock taken during a boat trip in July 1961. State Archives of Florida
  • Father and son watching pelicans at a dock in Marco Island in June 1966. State Archives of Florida
  • A Marco Island fisherman mends his net as a young boy watches in June 1966. State Archives of Florida
  • Roy Martin displaying his catch of snook and redfish on Marco Island in 1959. Roy Martin has set half a dozen international fishing records for various species of fish with various types of line. Among his more commonplace feats is his ability to land jewfish weighing up to 200 pounds while fishing from bridges. Francis P. Johnson / State Archives of Florida
  • View of a couple of houses on filled area ready for new housing development in 1972. Nixon Smiley / State Archives of Florida
  • This photo of pink muhly grass on the shore of Marco Island, photographed in October or November of 1941, was used in Florida Geological Survey Bulletin No. 25. John Henry Davis / State Archives of Florida
  • This Cuban smack was washed ashore in Marco Island by the October 1941 hurricane. John Henry Davis / State Archives of Florida
  • This 1983 photo looks down Marco's freshly raked beach at the beachfront, which starts to reflect the beach hotels and the arrival of Marco's tourist boom. Robert M. Overton / State Archives of Florida
  • A view of the hammock (woodlands) and the shoreline of Marco Island from atop a sand dune in April 1921. John Kunkel Small / State Archives of Florida
  • Sand dunes covered with vegetation on Marco Island in April 1920. John Kunkel Small / State Archives of Florida
  • In this undated photo, artificial eagle nests are placed high in trees. Accompanying note: 'The latest trend in eagles' nests is this one story, elevated model at Marco Island, one of four artificial nests being constructed as part of the island's on-going Environmental Management program. To offset the housing shortage for bald eagles, who tend to build their homes in unstable trees, Marco Island's developers, the Mackle brothers, are having the nests erected as part of their $650,000 conservation program.' State Archives of Florida
  • A view of Marco Island from atop a sand dune in April 1921. John Kunkel Small / State Archives of Florida

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