This is an image of George Washington Carter and Elizabeth Carter. He was a Civil War veteran from Georgia and one of the first homesteaders on Captiva. They had five children, and primarily fished for a living. In addition, they planted vegetables and a grapefruit grove on their 160 acres at the north end of Captiva.

The Bayview Hotel, later named Fishermans Lodge, the Captiva Lodge, then Captiva Hotel depending on who the owner was at the time. It was originally built by F.A. Lane in stages from 1911 to 1915. It burned down in 1948.

This image is Maybelle Stamper with two cats owned by her friends, the Weeks family. Stamper, a modern artist and lithographer lived and worked on Captiva Island for more than 50 years.

This image features The Gore Hotel with the Post Office addition in the front, circa early 1900s. Mrs. Fayrum is pictured the first in line. This was the Gore residence on Captiva. Owners Alvin and Hattie Gore ran a tourist camp there called Camp Gore. Hattie Gore was Captiva's second postmistress. Gore Lane is thought to be named after them.

The mailboat 'Santiva' docked at the old post office landing at the Gore hotel, pre 1940. The Gore Hotel was located on the property that eventually became Timmy's Nook, now the Green Flash Restaurant. The Captiva Island Historical Society's History Gallery, located in the Captiva Memorial Library, is a replica of the iconic mailboat.