Ebbets returned to his Miami home at the end of World War II and would be one of the three founders of the City of Miami Publicity Bureau. For the next 17 years, he was the chief photographer of the City of Miami. During this period, Ebbets would expand his collection of Everglades birds and wildlife images and would document the growth of Miami as a mecca of the tourist industry.
Ebbets returned to his Miami home after World War II and became one of the three founders of the City of Miami Publicity Bureau. He served as the chief photographer for the city for 17 years, during which he expanded his collection of Everglades birds and wildlife images and documented the growth of Miami's tourism industry.