Black and White Aerial Photo

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Black and white aerial photos such as this could be taken from a plane, helicopter or balloon. Many suburbs of central and southern Florida were once part of the wetlands of the Florida Everglades. Though uses of canals such as this and various other methods, developers were able to drain much of the swamp land to make way for new subdivisions, golf courses, and outlet malls. Once most of the Everglades was retired in Florida, the snowbirds followed.