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Thomas E. Richards with Eden Grove guests, c. 1895
Thomas E. Richards posed with guests, pineapples, and mangoes, on the railcart used to shuttle pineapples. -
At Captain Richard's Plantation, Eden, c. 1890
Thomas E. Richards and a young boy watch the packing of pineapples into crates. Richards arrived in 1879, purchased land thirteen miles south of Fort Pierce, and named it "Eden." He established a successful pineapple farm and his home, "Eden Grove House," served as a hotel.
Illustration from the book, On the Indian River by C. Vickerstaff Hine. Chicago : Charles H. Sergel & Company, 1891. Hine documents his travels from Titusville south through the Jupiter Narrows to Lake Worth. Unknown photographer, perhaps Hine; engraving by Photo Tint Engraving Company. Available online (2024-07-12): https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-texts/123/ -
Jensen Beach Community Center cleanup, c. 1975
Young man stands on a ladder with a long scrub brush cleaning the exterior of the Jensen Beach Community Center. Several people stand on the ground around the ladder and one individual holds the ladder in place. It looks like the group might be preparing the building for a new paint job. -
Stuart/Jensen Welcome arch after accident, 1976
The Stuart/Jensen welcome arch after a car accident destroyed the east tower in 1976. In 1977, the arch was rebuilt to match its original 1926 construction. The arch was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2004. -
Jensen Beach Arch, c. 1970
The Stuart/Jensen welcome arch before it was restored in 1977. The rectangular crossbeam seen in this photo was removed in 1976 after a car accident destroyed the east tower. Northeast Dixie Highway also in view. -
Early Jensen, Florida, c. 1900
Early view of Jensen area, looking east from pineapple fields towards the railroad tracks and Indian River seen in the background. Poor copy. -
Side of Jensen Beach railroad station, c. 1965
Side view of the abandoned and dilapidated F.E.C. railroad station in Jensen Beach. -
Jensen Beach railroad station, c. 1965
View of the abandoned and dilapidated F.E.C. railroad station and railroad tracks in Jensen Beach. Many of the F.E.C. railroad stations in the treasure coast area were demolished by the railroad authority sometime in the 1960s. -
The Glass Family House, Rio, Florida, 1898
The Glass Family House overlooked the St. Lucie River in the southernmost point of Rio. Several people can be seen standing on the wrap around porch in this photo. Frank Glass was a pioneer of Rio, moving to the area just north of Stuart in 1898 to establish a pineapple farm. -
Crate of pineapples, c. 1935
Six pineapples laid in a wooden crate with the comic section of a newspaper packed underneath them for shipping. Title of one of the comics looks to be "Smilin' Jack," which first appeared in 1933.