A large number of people are shown here waiting to take the ferry from Sanibel Island to the mainland. Some of them were probably islanders going to the mainland to visit or do errands, while others might have been sightseers, who had come to the island to see where the gun battle had taken place. The Sanibel Island Lighthouse can be seen in the distance. (Lighthouse Digest archives)
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