Historical Pictures Captions

Photographs from the Junior League of Miami archives, from top left and clockwise.

• An early Junior League of Miami project was the Circulating Library at Jackson Hospital, circa 1928.
• Residents of Inn Transition reflect the heart and soul of the Junior League of Miami's signature project first opening its doors for women and children in 1990.
• Dinosaurs are forever popular at the Miami Museum of Science, founded by the Junior League in 1949, and today, Miami-Dade County's most visited museum.
• League Members Mrs. Frank B. Race, Mrs. Wilson Trammell and Mrs. Charles C. Racicot receive goods for the League's thrift shop, 1938.
• Miami Magic was a flagship fundraiser in its day (1986-1992) and there were always plenty of T-shirts, shorts and other goodies to go along with this great event as evidenced by committee members Karen Baker, Janette Towle, Linda Hoppe, Aurora Garrido and Donna Underwood.
• Susan Rowe and Cynthia Whitney look on the Miami River, 1972, an early League environmental effort that continues to be a challenge for Miami.
• Plays were popular community projects in the early years as in this Jack and the Beanstalk production, circa 1934. Jack, seen climbing, was played by Mrs. Vernon Edwards with Betty Roney looking on as Jack's mother.