Hunting Buggy Collection

Collection Items

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  Setup in the woods, c. 1950

  Utility vehicle, often called (at the time) a "woods buggy," and table set up for hunting and camping activities in the woods. Harry F. Dyer (right) leans on the back of the vehicle and John M. Law stands behind him.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Fishing & hunting gear
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  Setup in the woods, c. 1950

  Three men make use of their utility vehicle with sides that open and function as shelves. The three men, (from front to back) Harry F. Dyer, James R. Pomeroy Jr., and John M. Law took part in many hunting trips together in the area.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Fishing & hunting gear
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  Utility vehicle in the woods, c. 1950

  Utility vehicle parked in a wooded area. According to several articles in the Stuart News, this and other similar vehicles were referred to locally as "woods buggies" during their heyday from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s. Many of these vehicles were converted trucks or older automobiles, like the Ford Model A.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Fishing & hunting gear
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  Hunting companions, c. 1960

  From left to right: Harry Dyer, unidentified, Jim Pomeroy and Jim Boyd.

  Tags Private camps
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  Bird hunting, c. 1960

  Bird hunting amongst palmettos and pines.

  Tags Firearms, Hunters, Hunting
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  Three men around a fire, c. 1965

  Three men stand around a fire at Palmar hunting camp. The men are (from left to right) John Littman, Mike Law and Guy Boyd.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Private camps
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  Hunting buggy, c. 1960

  James "Jim" Pomeroy stands next to a hunting vehicle with Harry Dyer (top left) and Guy Boyd seated on top of it. According to Ernest Lyons in one of his Stuart News columns (3 Dec 1959): "Martin County's woods buggies range from cut down Model A's to converted trucks. All have two things in common: the ability to plow through water up to the floor boards without getting drowned out and oversized tires which will carry them down much pond edges and over palmetto roots. The really ornate and elaborate ones are a cabinet-maker's dream, with cupboards and compartments to hold everything from salt and pepper shakers to a spot of snake-bite remedy, have bunks, grocery, drug and medical supply sections, plus a cage for the bird dogs or hounds."

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Firearms, Fishing & hunting gear
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  Utility vehicle, 1965

  Utility vehicle or woods buggy with chairs on the roof. Vehicle used for hunting excursions and looks to be an older car converted into an all-terrain vehicle by removing the original cabin panels and adding storage boxes to the exterior.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Fishing & hunting gear
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  Open air structure, c. 1965

  People gathered in an open air structure, likely at the Palmar hunting camp. Vehicles parked in the background.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Automobiles, Private camps
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  Outdoor scene, c. 1965

  Mobile home and utility vehicle parked next to an open air structure, likely at the Palmar hunting camp.

  Tags All terrain vehicles, Fishing & hunting gear, Mobile homes, Private camps