Martin Digital History

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  • View of sitting rooms in a home, club house or hotel.
  • Two men, unidentified and Rep. Marvin H. Rowell examine a chandelier that Rowell purchased during an auction of the furnishings at the abandoned Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee. The chandelier, one of two Rowell brought to Stuart, is believed to have been installed when the mansion was built. The antique was then donated to the Historical Society of Martin County.
  • Man examines a chandelier as he holds it on top of an accent table. Hat rack and a second chandelier also in view next to the exterior wall of a building. Published in the Stuart News (4 Aug 1955) with the caption: "Rep. Marvin H. Rowell is shown with an antique brass chandelier resting on a drum table, two of the five historical objects he purchases last week in brisk bidding at the auction of furnishings of the abandoned Governor's Mansion. The chandelier, one of two Rowell brought to Stuart, is believed to have been installed when the mansion was built. An antique hat rack which stood in the entrance and a Chaval mirror are in the collection which has been give to the Martin County Historical Society and will be used in a Florida room in the completed House of Refuge museum on Hutchinson Island. Rowell also is contributing repair and restoration work on the gifts."
  • View of a sitting room in a home, club house or hotel.
  • View of a bedroom.
  • Seating area on a yacht, consisting of two chairs and a wicker bench and table.
  • Card features wicker furniture in lobby, and "Welcome to the gracious Seminole Inn, Indiantown Florida"
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