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Louis McFarlan with packing shed, c. 1905
Louis McFarlan standing outside small building in pineapple field.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
It is assumed that Louis McFarlan was the photographer of this collection of glass plate negatives, since the plates were in his possession at the time of his death and inherited by his son. At the son's death in 1982, the collection was purchased with his estate by Robert Swayne of West Chester, then purchased again in 2011 by Mike Beatty of Chester, Pennsylvania, then sold on eBay to Stuart Heritage Museum in 2012. -
Couple in pineapple field, c. 1905
Couple in a pineapple field, Methodist Church in background. Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913).
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
It is assumed that Louis McFarlan was the photographer of this collection of glass plate negatives, since the plates were in his possession at the time of his death and inherited by his son. At the son's death in 1982, the collection was purchased with his estate by Robert Swayne of West Chester, then purchased again in 2011 by Mike Beatty of Chester, Pennsylvania, then sold on eBay to Stuart Heritage Museum in 2012. -
Louis McFarlan with pineapples, c. 1905
Louis McFarlan in pineapple fields.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
It is assumed that Louis McFarlan was the photographer of this collection of glass plate negatives, since the plates were in his possession at the time of his death and inherited by his son. At the son's death in 1982, the collection was purchased with his estate by Robert Swayne of West Chester, then purchased again in 2011 by Mike Beatty of Chester, Pennsylvania, then sold on eBay to Stuart Heritage Museum in 2012. -
Little boy in pineapple field, c. 1907
Little boy and man in pineapple field, house visible behind him. Probably William Maule McFarlan (1905–1982).
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
It is assumed that Louis McFarlan was the photographer of this collection of glass plate negatives, since the plates were in his possession at the time of his death and inherited by his son. At the son's death in 1982, the collection was purchased with his estate by Robert Swayne of West Chester, then purchased again in 2011 by Mike Beatty of Chester, Pennsylvania, then sold on eBay to Stuart Heritage Museum in 2012. -
Man in pineapple field, c. 1905
Man in pineapple field.
It is assumed that Louis McFarlan was the photographer of this collection of glass plate negatives, since the plates were in his possession at the time of his death and inherited by his son. At the son's death in 1982, the collection was purchased with his estate by Robert Swayne of West Chester, then purchased again in 2011 by Mike Beatty of Chester, Pennsylvania, then sold on eBay to Stuart Heritage Museum in 2012. -
Otto Stypmann house, c. 1900
Stypmann home surrounded by covered pineapple fields. Built before 1892, when Otto became the first postmaster and the house was used as a post office. Stypmann gave up pineapple farming in about 1913. The house is still standing at 453 SE Riverside Drive in 2023. -
Pineapple crop, c. 1920
Field planted with pineapple seedlings under wooden structures to hold cover. Built by H. W. Kling. -
Pineapple crop, c. 1920
Field planted with pineapples. -
Pineapple harvest, c. 1915
Four men around a load of harvested pineapples. John Isaac "Ike" Craig at top, Caesar Dean on far right. Craig's 40 acre pineapple field was located near the intersection of Monterey Road and Kanner Highway (in 2023). Handwritten on back: Caesar Dean once set 10,000 plants in 10 hours. A "good" man could average 4,000 a day and was paid $2 for a day's work.
Published in the Florida Dept. of Agriculture Pineapple ABCs Bulletin #125, May 1956 with the caption: "Red Spanish Pineapples grown under shed at Stuart. Capt. W.H.Bessey is said to have planted this acre without paths and to have produced 600 crates, which would be over 20 tons. Pineapples thrive better in half shade than in open. Quite a numbers of acres were shedded around Stuart and Jensen."
Caesar Dean (abt. 1874-1947) was a diver, boat captain, and agricultural worker, and also appeared in the 1916 film "Robinson Crusoe" as Friday. -
