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Woman in citrus grove, c. 1905
Woman stands next to citrus trees in a grove. The photo may have been taken at Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Three women in citrus grove, c. 1905
Three women stand next to citrus trees in a grove. The photo may have been taken at Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Woman next to citrus trees, c. 1905
Woman stands next to citrus trees in a grove. The photo may have been taken at Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Two women on the beach, c. 1905
Two women stand next to a very large driftwood log at the beach. One of the women holds an umbrella. These women may have been related one of the pioneer families of Eden (Jensen Beach) or associated with the Ruxton Plantation there. Poor copy. -
Woman stands at water's edge, c. 1905
Woman stands in front of a palm tree near a waterway, possibly the Indian River. The photo may have been taken at or near Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Woman holding palm tree seed stalk, c. 1905
Woman holding palm tree seed stalk. The photo may have been taken at Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Woman in citrus orchard, c. 1905
A woman stands in a citrus grove with her hat in her hand. Underneath the woman's feet there is a narrow walking path that runs between the rows of fruit trees, possibly at Ruxton Plantation in Eden. According to the manuscript on Ruxton Plantation written by Arnold Dumond "Duke" Merwin, a boardwalk was built between the adjacent Merwin and Ruxton plantations. (see Sandra Thurlow's Historic Jensen and Eden) The Merwin family often ate their meals at Ruxton Plantation, and they wanted to connect the two properties to make their frequent trips easier to traverse. Poor copy. -
Covered boat with passengers, c. 1915
Three women and a young man sit in a covered boat. The boat and its passengers may have been associated with Ruxton Plantation in Eden. Poor copy. -
Three women on Ruxton Plantation, c. 1905
Three women stand next to each other. Left to right: unidentified, Mrs. Edason?, Mrs. Float?
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Elderly man with pineapples, c. 1905
An elderly man with a walking stick sits next to a basket of pineapples. This man may have been part of the Edason family. The Edasons owned Ruxton plantation in Eden (Jensen Beach). Poor copy.