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Drew King, c. 1960
Drew Woodson King (1909-1973), Stuart mayor (1949-1951), realtor and owner of the Pelican Hotel and Stuart Hardware Co. Husband of artist Frances Carlton King. -
Royal Poinciana Hotel, Palm Beach, c. 1911
The large Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 129) as "3961 Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, Weaver" -
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 -
St. Joseph's College brochure, c. 1968
Informational brochure for St. Joseph's College in Jensen Beach. -
St. Joseph's College brochure, c. 1968
Informational brochure for St. Joseph's College in Jensen Beach. -
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). -
Boat enters Lake Okeechobee Locks, c. 1940
Caption reads "Boat Entering Locks, Lake Okeechobee, Fla. One of the drainage canals which assists in reclaiming four million acres of very rich and fertile land known as the 'Everglades.' These canals are also used for transportation and thousands of people are now living upon land that was once a trackless waste." -
Parked cars for River Forest event, 1926
Cars parked for an event at the newly established River Forest real estate development near Stuart. A treasure hunt and picnic lunch was held on 13 March 1926 on Treasure Island (in Halpatiokee Regional Park in 2026) in the South Fork of the St. Lucie River.
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Treasure hunt gathering, 1926
Large gathering of people for a "treasure hunt" on Treasure Island (in Halpatiokee Regional Park in 2026), 13 March 1926, at the newly established River Forest real estate development near Stuart. Several hold shovels, ready to search for the treasure buried by the River Forest Land Syndicate, the sponsors of the event and owners of the real estate property.
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Boat at shore, 1926
Group on a boat tied to a shore, 13 March 1926, at the treasure hunt event held at the newly established River Forest real estate development near Stuart (in Halpatiokee Regional Park in 2026).
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