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Alligator Joe postcards, c. 1905
"Alligator Joe," Warren Frazee (1873-1915) operated an attraction near the gilded hotels of Palm Beach from the late 1890s until 1915. He also opened another attraction in Miami in 1906 and toured northern cities. -
Turtle Crawls, Key West, Fla., c. 1955
Crowd of people watch a large turtle being slid up a wooden ramp from a pen in the water. Caption on back: "Crawls for hundreds of giant turtles are interesting attractions. Some of these weigh almost 300 pounds." Turtle crawls, or kraals, were large saltwater holding pens, which were open for tourists to view in the 1950s. -
Hobe Sound Florida brochure, c. 1955
Brochure: Hobe Sound Florida on U.S. 1 and A1A published by the Hobe Sound Chamber of Commerce. Includes ads of local businesses; photos of St. Christopher's Catholic Church, Community Presbyterian Church, Hobe Sound Elementary School, Post Office Building, Bubble House, farmland, beach and landscapes, and the Hobe Sound Community Center; and a short article "Hobe Sound Invites You."Tags Tourism -
Martin County Florida Pictorial : Chamber of Commerce brochure, c. 1955
Folding brochure: Sail into Fun and Good Living! Martin County Florida Pictorial, distributed by the Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, Florida. Photos in this brochure are by Arthur Ruhnke and Earl Dyer Ricou. Features chiefly images of Martin County.Tags Tourism -
Stuart and vicinity map and brochure, 1925
Two sided flyer. One side is a map of Stuart on the St. Lucie, Palm Beach County, issued by Stuart Commercial Club, H.C. Whipple, artist. The other side feature descriptions of the attractions of the area. Martin County was created from parts of Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County. -
Tourist exhibit, c. 1925
Three images of a small hut topped by palmetto leaves, with signs for a free "tourist exhibit." Another sign declares "warning business section 15 mi." Another sign has photos of cars. -
Alligator tourist attraction, c. 1920
A single alligator in a small, fenced encloser, a tourist attraction. This may be the pen of alligators that Stanley Kitching kept alongside his store. -
"Come to Stuart" postcard, 1939
Images of several recreational activities highlight the reasons to "Come South To Water-Cooled Florida!"Tags Tourism -
Tropical invitation mail-away, April 10, 1941
Magazine section of the Stuart News. Published at Stuart, Martin County, Florida. Thursday, April 10, 1941, to give broader publicity to Spring and Summer Vacation, Sport Fishing, Bathing, Home-Building and General Resort Opportunities in Stuart and Martin County, Florida. Publisher Edwin A. Menninger, Compiler Ernest F. Lyons, Photographer Florida Photographic Concern.
Articles, including Tropical homes... home by the sea; Saga of the sailfish; Stuart sailfishing facts; St. Lucie River summer fishing; Cruising a jungle river; Homes by the river; New homes in the town and by the river; Samuel W. Traylor is building this home overlooking St. Lucie Inlet; This island park and landlocked harbor were made from a mosquito swamp; Hobe Sound's most modern store celebrates successful season in Martin County's most exclusive resort area; How to retire on $100 a month; $17,609,398 have been spent on waterway across Florida; Discovered! An economical vacationland; Spring and summer flowers of the tropics; Shark hunters; Squidders vs. sea; Stuart, Florida... a yachtsman's utopia; Agriculture in Martin County. -
Alligator Joe holding an alligator's tail, 1905
Man wrestling an alligator. "Joe" was Warren Frazee (1873-1915) operated an attraction near the gilded hotels of Palm Beach from the late 1890s until 1915. He also opened another attraction in Miami in 1906 and toured northern cities.