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Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant, c. 1963
Front view of Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant in Jensen Beach with several tall palm trees. -
Plantation House at Edenlawn, Jensen Beach, c. 1950
Drawing of the Plantation House at Edenlawn in Jensen Beach, Florida. The Eden (later called Edenlawn) community was founded in 1880s and was initially used for large pineapple plantations and later became commercial nurseries and eventually a vacation resort area in the 1950s and 1960s. Back caption reads " 'Plantation House' at Edenlawn. Hidden Paradise of Florida East Coast. Overlooking the Famous Indian River. Jensen Beach, Florida, an ideal vacation resort. (pen and ink sketch by A. E. Backus, well known Florida artist.)" -
Aerial view of Hutchinson Island coastline c. 1985
Aerial view of Hutchinson Island coastline with highrise buildings and views of both the inlet and ocean. Nettles Island is visible in the background. -
Aerial view of Hutchinson Island, looking North, c. 1995
Aerial view of Hutchinson Island coastline with inlet and ocean views. Nettles Island visible in the background. Back caption reads: "Looking north along Hutchinson Island, Florida." -
Two young children in a boat called "Chippy", 1959
Two young boys in a small boat with the name "Chippy" written on its side. One of the kids is using an oar to maneuver the boat to land and the other child helps with a make-shift paddle/piece of wood. This photo was taken during October of 1959 when the Tick Ridge area of Jensen Beach flooded. -
Two women and a child pushing "Chippy" boat, 1959
Evelyn Wiley (front), Emma Mackey (back) and a young boy push or pull a small boat ("Chippy") into or out of flood waters. This photo was taken during October of 1959 when the Tick Ridge area of Jensen Beach flooded. -
Flood waters, 1959
View of flooded areas in Tick Ridge (Jensen Beach) during October of 1959. A few houses and people in a boat are visible in the background. -
A woman and a child in a boat, 1959
A woman and a young boy sit in a boat surrounded by flood water. The woman holds a long piece of wood to use as a make-shift boat oar. A house in visible near the boat and is also surrounded by water. It appears that the child may have rescued the woman from her flooded home. This photo was taken during October of 1959 when the Tick Ridge area of Jensen Beach flooded. -
Man, woman, and a child with "Chippy" boat, 1959
A man and young boy pull a boat named "Chippy" with a woman sitting inside it. There are flood waters all around them. This photo was taken during October of 1959 when the Tick Ridge area of Jensen Beach flooded. -
Child gathering water, 1959
A child hand pumps water into a bucket with flood waters surrounding him. This photo was taken during October of 1959 when the Tick Ridge area of Jensen Beach flooded.