Joseph Janney Steinmetz took these photographs of sponge industry workers, many Greek-American, in Tarpon Springs in the 1940s.

Sponge diver John Gonatos

Sponge diver entering the water

Stacks of sponges

Sponge auction

Trimming sponges

Tags: Greek-Americans, Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection, Pinellas County, sponge industry, Tarpon Springs