royozmer

... burl is /was the best of men available in his time - PRIMO ! ! ... ^">

Thanks for sharing this image, I've added it to his Wikipedia page.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burl_Ives#1950s%E2%80%931960s

i'd like to know more about Ozmer

www.hermitary.com/articles/everglades.html

Well done Roy. That's the way to live boyo.

As a child, I knew Roy well. We used to love to go to his island and just listen to him talk about different things. I remember he was such a gentelman to the ladies. His dog,s name was "Boogem". What a dog. Roy built a special ramp up high to a look out tower so Boogem could alert him when company was arriving. He was a very intelligent man. My step father, Frank Braman, would take us kids out to his island every couple of months just so we could visit Roy and Boogemand play on the island.. What good times that was. I believe some where around 1955, 56, 57. Not real sure about that.

Excellent

Any information about the camera used to take this photograph? This is fascinating!

Thank you for your question, caoseducado(away). We don't know for certain what type of camera was used. The photo archivist for the State Archives of Florida suggests that judging by the size of the negative (4" X 5") and the date of the photograph, it was most likely a Graflex Speed Graphics or possibly some sort of twin reflex camera similar to a Hasselblad that used a medium format negative. Hope that helps.

Thank you very much!

I could end up like that, but I would like my iPad too..