This image from 1913 shows four unnamed submarines moored at the Hendry and Knight terminal at the Port of Tampa. Ed M. Hendry and Clark Knight worked in real estate around the turn of the 20th century selling residential and commercial property. In 1901 they received permission to dredge a new channel along the Garrison waterfront from the secretary of war. The establishment of the port and the dredging of a channel in the bay for large boats to pass were essential in the development of the city. By 1913 when this photo was taken, the docks and port were fully functional, hosting steamships, schooners, and other trade.

An interesting part of this photo is that it is stamped “Photo by Fishbaugh, Tampa Fla.” While it is part of the Burgert collection at the John F Germany library, it was taken five years before the Burgerts established their commercial photography business by buying Fishbaugh’s firm. The image shows the four vessels and American sailors disembarking across gangplanks to go ashore to a waiting large crowd. The massive hurricane that hit Tampa in 1921 destroyed many docs at the port. However, it was rebuilt, and the Hendry and Knight terminal remains today.