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Elliott Museum, c. 1962
Front facade of the Elliott Museum (original building) in Stuart. A few people stand by the entrance outside. -
Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant, c. 1963
Front view of Frances Langford's Outrigger Restaurant in Jensen Beach with several tall palm trees. -
Aunt Dillie Byrd, c. 1915
Portrait of older woman, Dillis Avriett Byrd (1867-1939) -
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.)" -
"Hornet" sailboat, 1902
Sailboat with the name "Hornet" in dry storage. One man onboard and two men stand next to the boat. Capt. Hugh Willoughby identified as the man on the right. Written on the back of the photo: "The good ship 'Hornet' on which Clayton G. Dixon & Mrs. E. W. D. (Estelle Willoughby Dixon) spent six weeks the winter of 1902 -- A sixteen year old boy as deck hand, Mrs. C. G. D. -- as cook -- & navigator -- sailing from Cocoanut (sic) Grove to New River Inlet thru canal & mostly poling." -
Broster Kitching, c. 1900
Broster Kitching (1838–1915) settled in Sebastian, Florida in 1885, and later moved to Stuart (then called Potsdam) where his brother Walter lived. He was postmaster from 1894 to 1913. He lived with his sister Susanna in a house behind the post office.Tags Portraits -
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Aerial view of Stuart, c. 1935
South side of St. Lucie River, including Frazier Creek, France Apartments, and downtown Stuart. Pressel Building (built 1940) not present; St. Lucie Hotel annex not at the end of St. Lucie Avenue (moved in 1925). -
Aerial view of Stuart, Florida, c. 1950
South side of St. Lucie River, including downtown Stuart with the FEC railroad station, and Witham airport. Pressel Building (built 1940) present.Tags Florida-Stuart