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Palm Beach Limited crossing Steel Bridge, c. 1915
A man fishing with a train crossing the railway bridge across the St. Lucie River. -
Joe Pitchford boarding train, c. 1925
Handwritten on back: "Joe Pitchford going to seek his fortune with Gideon relatives in Kansas." Joseph Jones Pitchford Jr., 1905-1967Tags Railroads -
William Pitchford boarding train, c. 1925
Handwritten on back: "Bill leaving on train to go to French Lick Indiana then to Kansas to work in wheat fields." Probably William Wemyss Pitchford (1902-1974).Tags Railroads -
Kling family in front of train station, 1918
Two unidentified children, dog, and woman. Jensen train station in background. -
Unidentified woman in front of train, 1918
Unidentified woman. Train and loading platform in background. -
Stuart train station, c. 1900
Train depot at the river's edge with carriage nearby. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 14) with the caption: "This photograph of a mule-drawn wagon delivering pineapples to the Stuart FEC freight depot was probably not taken during the height of the harvesting season when the area would be a beehive of activity. Fruit was more commonly delivered by boat and stacked on the loading platforms in the foreground." -
View of Stuart along the railroad tracks, c. 1900
Stuart House and the first church on left of railroad tracks, Broster Kitching's post office and other buildings on right. -
Railroad staff, 1917
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 20), with the caption: "A railway car, used by the construction crew working on the first automobile bridge, was parked on a sidetrack on the St. Lucie River's east shore in 1917." Low quality print.Tags Railroads -
Land transfer document between Walter Kitching and Florida East Coast Railroad, 1897
Copy of document transferring land from Walter Kitching to Florida East Coast Rail for the sum of $1.Tags Railroads -
Railway ticket, c. 1945
F. E. C. railroad ticket, coach class from Stuart to Jensen. Ticket printed with signature from the General Passenger Agent (St. Augustine, Fla.), Geo. L. Oliver. Oliver served as the General Passenger Agent for the FEC railroad during the 1940s.