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Train through orange groves, c. 1911
Train travels past orange groves. Front caption reads "A January Scene - Riding Through Orange Groves in Florida." Florida Artistic Series postcard. -
Orange tree in front of house, c. 1915
Large orange tree in front of a Florida home. -
Mapp's Grove, 1951
Edward Mapp (1887-1969) takes a look at oranges on a tree at his grove in Palm City.
Mapp and his wife arrived as newlyweds in Stuart in 1912, to take up residence on their property in the St. Lucie Inlet Farms. Later he worked at the newspaper and as a realtor. Published in the Stuart News (9 Jan 1964) -
Grove portrait, c. 1925
Mark Baker, Vermelle Fulton (later Baker) and Ervin Fulton pose next to a pile of oranges at Baker grove on Sewall's Point. The Baker grove was located on a homestead first established by William H. Baker in 1880. The homestead also became the site of the Waveland Post Office soon thereafter. The Baker property was located near where the Stuart causeway starts on the east side Sewall’s Point. Mark and Vermelle Baker later moved to Palm City, where Vermelle became the postmaster for more than 17 years. -
Indian River oranges, 1908
Orange tree branches with tons of fruit. Description in the Florida Photographic Concern logbook includes the name McCarty for this photograph, which may refer to the location or for whom the photograph was taken.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 24) as "616 Orange Bunch McCary copyright 1908" -
Visit to Old's Grove, 1905
Several people pick oranges at Old's Orange Grove. Emilie Tietig on far left.Tags Orange trees -
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Rows of orange trees, c. 1905
Rows of orange trees in Eden (Jensen Beach) orange grove. Possible structure visible in the background. This grove may have been part of the Ruxton Plantation. Poor copy. -
Orange grove in Eden, c. 1905
Orange grove in Eden (Jensen Beach). This grove may have been part of the Ruxton Plantation. Poor copy. -
Citrus trees and house at Ruxton Plantation, c. 1905
Two rows of orange trees with a narrow walking path leading to the house at Ruxton Plantation. This property was located in Eden, which is in the modern-day Jensen Beach area, was first established by Sarah and John Lucas in the late 1800s. The Lucas family had the lumber for the house pre-cut in Baltimore and transported to the Eden area via ship. They named the property after the town of Ruxton, Maryland, where they hailed from. The Lucas family began growing pineapples, but it was after Helen and Nathan Saunders purchased the plantation in 1899 that it became one of the largest and most successful pineapple farms in the area. The plantation was later sold to Charles Edason. Louis Bell Edason inherited the property after his parents died. Louis Bell Edason renamed the property Maribel Plantation after his first wife then later Candy Bell Plantation after his second wife. Poor copy.