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The Kimberly Apartments, c. 1920
The Kimberly Apartments. The structure was first built in 1913 for Elmer and Mary Kimberly. Joe Ahlquist took over ownership in 1939 and the business was renamed the Riverview Apartments shortly thereafter. -
Sea turtle on the beach, c. 1960
Caption on correspondence side reads "See this unusual phenomena of nature -- giant sea turtles weighing up to 600 lbs. laying eggs in the sand on the beaches -- May thru August -- at Hutchinson Island, Jensen Beach, Florida -- East Coast resort and fishing area. / Turtle Watcher's Club sponsored by the Jensen Beach Chamber of Commerce. / Photo by Stuart News"Tags Turtles -
Train at Hollywood, Fla. Station, 1940
F. E. C. railway "Henry M. Flagler" streamliner train pulls into the Hollywood, Florida station. -
Boat docks, Jensen Beach, Florida, c. 1992
View of boats docked in Jensen Beach Marina near Frances Langford Outrigger Resort (after it closed and before it became the Dolphin Bar & Shrimp House). -
Shepard's Park Marina in Stuart, Florida, c. 1990
View of Shepard's Park Marina, with several boats and sailboats at the dock, taken from the Frazier Creek Bridge on US1. Shepard's Park is in the background left. The buildings seen in the background are those along West Ocean Boulevard. The back caption reads "Florida Impressions. Stuart, Florida, marina and Chamber of Commerce." -
Krueger Creek, c. 1995
Krueger Creek looking northeast from the Krueger Creek Bridge on East Ocean Boulevard. Narrow waterway and docks featuring several sailboats tied to the docks, palm and mangrove trees on the shore. A red speed boat with two people on board navigating the waterway is also in view. Back caption reads "One of many beautiful waterways which can be found in Stuart, Florida." -
Oversized pumpkins on cart, 1908
Three men pose next to exaggerated sized pumpkins on a horse drawn cart.
Copyright statement in the bottom right corner reads "Copyrighted Photograph 1908 by W. H. Martin, Ottawa, Kan." Photographer William H. "Dad" Martin used photomontage and trick photography to make exaggerated images of fruits and vegetables and started selling them as postcards, thus establishing the exaggeration postcard genre in 1908. His postcards became popular and were often plagiarized. Martin ended up selling the company in 1912 to Williams S. Fallis and William H. Jones who renamed it the North American Post Card Company. -
Boats in Frazier Creek, Stuart, Florida, c. 1975
"One of the many Palm laden waterways of Florida. Frazier Creek in Stuart, Florida." -
St Lucie locks, c. 1965
"The locks of the St. Lucie River are one of the many fascinations of Florida." -
Stuart, Fla. Civic Center, c. 1952
Small white building. Sent to George R. Johnson in Bridgeton, New Jersey. Postmarked November 4, 1952.
Built in 1943 by the Army Corp of Engineers to serve as the Martin County Service Club. After the war, the building was purchased by the City of Stuart and served as a community recreation hall and civic center. In 2023, it is the Flagler Center of Stuart, 246 SW Flagler Avenue, Stuart.