Visual Materials
The HistoryMiami Archives & Research Center specializes in visual materials -- pictures of the Miami Region, South Florida and the Caribbean.
Maps
The maps collection includes maps and charts of the region, from the 1500s to the present.
Photographs
HistoryMiami's photograph archives contains hundreds of thousands of photographs, dating from 1883 to the present.
Browse examples of online images.
View finding aids and guides. The Genre tab will lead to a list of Photograph Collections guides. The Digital Images tab will lead to examples of images from various collections.
Some of the biggest and best collections include:
Claude Matlack Photographs
Black-and-white photographs of South Florida places, people and events, 1896-1943 (bulk 1918-1942).
Miami News Collection
Photographic prints and negatives of people, places and events in Miami-Dade County and, to a lesser extent, Florida and the Caribbean area, 1896-1988 (bulk 1940-1988). Learn more
Ralph Munroe Photographs
Views of Coconut Grove (Miami, Fla.); people; coastal places, such as the Miami River; and maritime activities on Biscayne Bay and the Florida Keys. 1883-ca. 1915.
Rudi and Annette Rada Photographs
Architectural photographs of exteriors and interiors of houses and buildings in Miami-Dade County and Florida, 1946-1974 (bulk 1952-1956). Also includes some photographs of Seminoles, Havana, and other topics.
South Florida Photograph Collection
Photographs mainly of Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, but also of South Florida and the Caribbean area. 1870-present. 20,000+ items.
Prints
Illustrations
The Archives & Research Center contains many illustrated books, as well as magazine illustrations.
Postcards
South Florida has been a tourist destination for more than a century. As a result, the postcard collection confounds the mind. Learn more
Prints
Engravings, lithographs, posters, advertising, etc. Prints range from spectacular first and second editions of The Birds of America, by John James Audubon, to commemorative postage stamps.
