Little is known of this undated G. W. Shear photograph. It states on the cardboard backing that it was taken in DeFuniak Springs. Reversing the photo shows the ink notation: “State insane Asylum Chattahoochee Head quarters”. [Accession No. 2002-1-1: Donor Unknown; reversal contributed by Michael Strickland]
[R.] E. L. McCaskill, Freeport Florida double cousin to John Walton [McCaskill] Accession No. 2016-3-6: Anonymous Donor]
G. Willard Shear took this studio photograph of the 1896 DeFuniak Springs Football Team. Unfortunately, the history of this team and the names of its players remain a mystery, but it may have been the Florida State Normal School team. The team played Pensacola on February 22, 1896, and won… Continue reading
