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Boyne McPherson, railroad ticket agent, c. 1955
Man working in the ticket office at Stuart train station.
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 16), with the caption: "Boyne McPherson became the Florida East Coast Railway station agent for Stuart in 1927 following the death of long-time agent D.E. Wynne." -
Train conductors on tracks in downtown Stuart, c. 1954
Three train conductors stand next to a small car, a Henry J, with broken windows parked on the railroad tracks off Flagler Avenue in downtown Stuart.
Several buildings in view including John's Dry Cleaners, Ted Hearn Printer, Tropic Hotel & Bar (1951-1956), the Stuart Department Store (being remodeled into the Stuart city hall/fire department), Rexall Drugs, Lyric Theatre, and the Stuart train station. -
People at a train station, c. 1904
Chiefly railroad staff outside a train. -
People at a train station, c. 1904
Passengers and railroad staff outside a train. -
People at Jensen train station, c. 1904
Passengers and railroad staff outside a train, with the station alongside. -
School field trip on the train, 1954
A crowd of students entering a train for the annual field trip.
Published in the Stuart News (20 May 1954) with the caption: "Nearly five dozen 2nd graders in Stuart Elementary School crowd around the train steps preparatory to boarding for the annual 2nd grade railroad trip to Jensen Beach. Watching the two trainmen help the youngsters aboard are teacher Mrs. John Dumieh (next to train), Supt. John W. Martin (in background), teacher Mrs. H.R. Lowery and Supervisor Lillian Armstrong (far right)." -
Stuart Elementary School field trip, 1961
Teacher Dora Lowery supervise second graders from Stuart Elementary School getting onto a train. Published in the Stuart News, 8 June 1961, with the caption: "'I can hardly wait' … was the cry of twenty-six second grade children last Wednesday as they waited for their annual 'end of school' train trip to Fort Pierce. Mrs. Harris Lowery, second grade teacher of Stuart Elementary School, takes her class on a train trip every year." -
Stuart Elementary School field trip, 1948
Teachers Dora Lowery and Mrs. Dumich loading second graders from Stuart Elementary School onto the Atlantic and Pacific train for a trip to a nearby town.