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Mrs. Simmons talks about her family history, and their settlement in the Parrish area in the late 19th century. Interview conducted by Joe and Libby Warner.

Portrait view of Mr. Simmons from the Odom Photography Studio on Bradenton’s Old Main Street.

Portrait view of Mr. Leroy Simmons. Copy of an earlier photo made in 1951 by the Odom Photography Studio on Bradenton’s Old Main Street.

Manatee High School 1921 Basketball team. Pruitt (Captain), Wilson, Morrison, W. S. Hardin (manager), Nesler, Milton Wyatt, Simmons.

Members of the Manatee County High School's 1921 basketball team pose outdoors in uniform. Left to right are Earl Morrison, Milton Wyatt, Steve Simmons and Delbert Wilson. Down in front is Garnet Puett. Milton Wyatt became better know to the community over the years as the Reverend Milton H. Wyatt.

The cast of ""Pygmalion and Galatea"" at the Warren Opera House. They are members of the Bradentown Dramatic Club under the direction of C.W. Spicher. The cast list was C.W. Spicher as Pygmalion, an Athenian Sculptor; Harry Land as Leucippe, a soldier; J.L. Collier as Chrysos, an art patron; Marius Herrin as Agesimos, slave to Chrysos; J.Van Andreu as Mimos, slave to Pygmalion; Miss Hilda Curry as Galatea, the statue; Miss Emma Tyler as Cynisca, wife of Pygmalion; Miss Laura Wyman as Daphne, Chrysos wife; Miss Mara Harris as Myrene, sister to Pygmalion and Miss Nettie Simmons at the piano.

Lorenzo Dow Simmons pozes with children. The girls are Lib (baby) and first cousin, Mary McDaniel. The boy is Bernard Simmons. Mr. Simmons was the founder of Simmons Hardware Stoe between 8th and 9th Avenue and Old Main Street (12th Street West).