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	Photographs - - 1920 - - Shirttail Charlie. Title Photographs - - 1920 - - Shirttail Charlie. Date 1920 Notes Charlie Tommie, known as Shirttail Charlie, was a Seminole Indian who in the 1920s spent most of his time in Fort Lauderdale. He dressed in traditional oversized Indian shirts at a time when most Seminole men were adopting pants as their clothing of choice. A restaurant on the south side of New River at 400 Southwest 3rd Avenue in Fort Lauderdale was named after him. It had a 24-foot river taxi, the Shirttail Charlie's Express, which would take guests for a relaxing 45-minute ride along the New River. The restaurant specialized in seafood. Subject Seminole Indians. Fishing - - Florida. Cookery - - Fort Lauderdale (Fla.). Restaurants - - Florida - - Fort Lauderdale. Format Photographs Source Courtesy of the Broward County Historical Commission
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