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Mrs. Merwin, 1915
Two women and a child in a car. Probably Mabelle Merwin at steering wheel with son "Duke" Merwin in back; other woman identified on print as Kathy Paten Dumond. Listed in the Florida Photographic Concern record book 1 (PDF page 177) as "5669 Mrs. Merwin, Eden Fla, FGH"Tags Automobiles -
Ashley family portrait, 1915
Four generations of Ashley family. Elam Etan (or Eaton) Ashley seated with infant Charles Richard "Dick" Ashley in his arm. Frank Ashley stands behind Elam and Charles and Leon Etan (or Eaton) Ashley stands on the right.Tags Infants -
Fred Hill with fish, 1915
Photographer Fred Hill with fishing pole and fish. No. 5116 is recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern record book as "5116 Fred and fish, Tenmile, HEH" Low quality print. -
Two men with large fish, 1915
Two men with an Atlantic goliath grouper. Low quality print. -
Josephine Taylor, 1915
Josephine Kitching Taylor wears a dress with a large bow and stands in front of a floral bush.
Note on photograph partially crossed out but suggests that the image was captured six weeks before the birth of Celia Taylor, John and Josephine Taylor's first child. -
Lees family of South Fork, 1915
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 129) with the caption: "James P. Lees brought his family to the St. Lucie River region in 1896 and homesteaded on the upper reaches of the South Fork, hoping that the mild climate would improve his wife Mary's health. After losing a child in a tragic accident, her health grew worse and she died in 1902 en route to her home in Michigan. This family portrait shows James P. Lees with his children who lived and went to school on the upper reaches of the south fork of the St. Lucie River in the late 1800s. Front row: James P. Lees, Robert Peck with baby Jean Peck, Ada Lees Peck Arthur Lees, Ethel Lees Stacy; back row: Dade Lees, Clarence Stacy, Martha Lees, wife of Arthur, Callam Lees, "Uncle" Stacy, husband of Ethel, and Elmer Lees." -
Mid-Rivers Country Club, 1915
Club house of Mid-Rivers Country Club.
Photo originally published in the booklet "Resources of St. Lucie County," published by the St. Lucie Tribune, 1915.
Published in the Stuart News (19 Mar 1959) in an article about a donation of photos from Caroline Saul Smith to the House of Refuge with the caption: "Mid Rivers Country Club was one of the focal points of social life after World War One. It was located in Jensen Beach near the Sewalls Point peninsula. Note the early model autos in the picture." -
Racey home, 1915
Charles Racey built this three story wood frame house and started a pineapple and citrus plantation in 1891. The house was built on a 4,000 year old Indian shell mound created by the Ais Indians and named "Mount Elizabeth." The land was purchased by his father, William Henry Racey, in the late 1850s. The house burned down in 1921 and the property was sold to a New York judge. The Tuckahoe mansion was later built on the site. Photo originally published in the booklet "Resources of St. Lucie County," published by the St. Lucie Tribune, 1915.Tags Dwellings -
Josephine Lyons and children, 1915
Josephine Fulton Lyons (1877-1957) and children Ernie and Isabel Josephine. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 33) with the caption "Future Stuart News editor, Ernie Lyons, stands with his mother and little sister Isabel. In 1915, when this photograph was taken, the Florida East Coast Railway bridge, visible in the background, was only bridge spanning the St. Lucie River." -
McDonalds and Dyers in boat, c. 1915
Photo of the Dyer and McDonald families on a boat. Left to right: Flora Frazier Dyer, Elizabeth Kerr McDonald and husband Jackson Beauregard McDonald. On bow of boat is possibly Jackson McDonald with friend.Tags Boats