South Seas | Captiva Island Historical Society

Print, Photographic - 18.06.14.06

From a box given to C.I.H.S. by South Seas Island Resort in January 2018, this aerial photograph of South Seas Plantation shows their golf course at the north end of Captiva, circa 1975.

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Print, Photographic - 18.06.14.07

From a box given to C.I.H.S. by South Seas Island Resort in January 2018, this grainy, black and white photos shows a food stand (reportedly located at Chadwick Estates property), date unknown. In the photo one can see two buildings, a Coca Cola sign, several people and automobiles on what appears to be the beach.

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Print, Photographic - 18.06.14.08

From a box given to C.I.H.S. by South Seas Island Resort in January 2018, these two grainy, black and white photos show the "food stand" (reportedly located at Chadwick Estates property), date unknown. In the photos one can see two buildings (one of which has a pagoda-style roof, the other structure appears to be a converted double-decker riverboat), people, a skiff which is on the land, and a Coca Cola sign.

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Print, Photographic - 18.06.14.09

From a box given to C.I.H.S. by South Seas Island Resort in January 2018, these six photos were glued to an album, rendering us unsure if they are postcards or actual photos. The images depict many scenes around South Seas Plantation, including the Plantation House, King's Crown, the T-dock, and two aerial views. The handwritten text from the album has been included in each attached photo. The date(s) of these photos are unknown.

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Print, Photographic - 18.08.15.20

The evening of of January 31, 2018 saw history in the making for two of the islands historical organizations – a first time collaboration between the Captiva Island Historical Society and the Sanibel Historical Museum & Village - that not only recognized the 100th anniversary of the first Blind Pass Bridge, but also chronicles the rich history of Blind Pass itself. The documentary, produced by award-winning journalist Ken Sneeden and premiered at...

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Print, Photographic - 19.01.18.02.

Photographs loaned to CIHS by Andreas Bieri include images from his days as chef at South Seas Plantation. Each of the 13 images are text-captioned with information provided to CIHS by Mr. Bieri. Of particular interest is the narrative Mr. Bieri shared, "South Seas rented 3 cottages on Andy Rosse Lane, which were used for employee housing". These cottages were later demolished and rebuilt on the property was a building which would become home to...

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Print, Photographic - 19.01.19.04

Known as the South Seas Plantation Project, 655,000 cubic yards of sand were placed in a project area that extended from FDEP monument R 87 to monument R 93.4. The work was completed in October 1981. These twelve photos were in a box of miscellaneous materials, donated to the CIHS by South Seas Island Resort in 2017. The exact date of these photos are unknown, though one can surmise they are circa autumn or winter of 1981.

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Print, Photographic - 19.06.17.04

These 10 images show aspects of the 2017 golf cart parade, which is sponsored by South Seas Island Resort

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Print, Photographic - 20.07.04.02

A photo from the March 2020 CIHS documentary premiere "Sands of Time" at South Seas Plantation shows CIHS President Tom Libonate at the podium.

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Print, Photographic - 21.03

South Seas Boat

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Print, Photographic - 21.06.03.01

These images stem from a correspondence from Henry Mixsell to the CIHS in April 2021. Included, below, is text from that correspondence. The first photograph features a young Henry Mixsell on Captiva in 1957 ("in the jacket, on the left") and the additional 5 photos are from the Mixsell's 2021 visit to Captiva where Mr Henry ("Hank") & Mrs Sally Mixsell and friends David and Nancy Grant visited Captiva's historic cemetery and were welcomed to th...

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