Edwin O. Swift, III

Edwin O. Swift, III is a founder, President, and Director of Historic Tours of America. It was probably the fact that Ed’s father was the head photographer for the St. Louis Star-Times and, in fact, was one of those photographers who took the picture of Truman holding up the “Dewey Wins!” newspaper, that caused him to go into the camera business in Key West. Not only was Ed in retail for 15 years, but he has also lived the company’s philosophy by being active in the community serving as Monroe County Commissioner, President of the Chamber of Commerce, and being one of the foremost and earliest proponents and developers of affordable workforce housing. He is presently working on the Florida Keys Assisted Care Coalition and the Friends of Mallory Square which built the Key West Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden.