It's no secret that the settlers of the Manatee River section dabbled in a host of different professions, but it seems the Whitaker family in particular had a knack for technology. Not only were they responsible for bringing the first telephone line to present-day Sarasota, they were also seasoned in radio broadcasting.
The collection now contains over 20,000 negatives and is available to the public in the Eaton Collection of the Manatee County Library geographically located at the site of his childhood home.
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