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Gulf Oil docks, c. 1950

Gulf Oil docks in Stuart.

Catfish tournament portraits, 1950

Children hold up catfish caught during the Alben W. Barkley Catfish Tournament, which ran during the first two weeks of February 1950. In the second and third images, Fire Chief, John Mann measures and weighs the catfish.

Tags Catfish, Children, Fish, Fishing, Women fishers

Miss Frances Mosley with winning catfish, 1950

Photograph published in the Stuart News (23 Feb 1950) with caption: "Barkley Winner. Frances Mosley. Miss Mosley, 13, won Stuart's recent Alben W. Barkley Catfish Tournament with a 7-lb. 12-oz. blue channel catfish from St. Lucie Canal. She will receive a rod and reel from Stuart Sailfish Club and a letter of congratulations from the Vice-President of the United States."

Tags Catfish, Children, Fish, Fishing, Women fishers

Alben W. Barkley Catfish Tournament, 1950

Large group of children sit on the edge of the municipal pier in Stuart fishing as they participate in the Alben W. Barkley Catfish Tournament held in the first two weeks of February 1950.

Tags Children, Fishing, Piers & wharves

Trio with fish, c. 1955

Man, woman and girl pose with a fish.

Tags Children, Fish, Fishing, Women fishers

Florida Belle fish display portrait, c. 1955

Man, woman and young boy pose next to a sailfish on display. Display board reads "Let's go fishing on the Florida Belle." The Florida Belle charter fishing boat was captained by Jim Lovvorn out of Jensen Beach. Family in portrait identified as out of town visitors from North Carolina.

Tags Children, Fish, Fishing, Sailfish, Women fishers

Older man on swing with child, c. 1952

An older man on a swing with a child in a cowboy hat in a dry goods store. Envelope label illegible.

Tags Children, Stores & shops, Swings

Display of fish caught on the Florida Belle, 1953

Family with their catch displayed on board labeled "Lets go fishing on the Florida Belle, Jensen Beach, Fla."

Tags Children, Fish, Sailfish, Women fishers

Meeko family with catch, 1953

Family with fish displayed on a board labeled "F.L. Powell's Diner & Motel; sign "The Trouter" on right. Published in the Stuart News (20 Aug 1953, p. 5) with the caption: "Dr. and Mrs. Robert Meeko and children pose with their catches [sic] August 8 catches off St. Lucie Inlet. Out with Capt. Ronnie Hill on the Miss Jensen, the visitors got these two sailfish measuring 6 ft. 9 in. (left) and 6 ft. 11 in. The oldest youngster, Barbara, 9, (left) hooked the sail next to her but her father had to finish hauling it in. The next day Dr. Meeko was out with Captain Hill on the Trouter and boated a number of tarpon, the heaviest weighing 27 lbs."

Tags Children, Fish, Signs (Notices), Women fishers