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  • View of the Jensen Beach Marina with many boats docked, including the Langford yacht and the Langford Outrigger Restaurant in the background.
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  • Left half of postcard shows Indian River at sunset in Jensen Beach. Top right-side shows front of Langford's Outrigger Restaurant with several patrons standing near the entrance. The bottom right-side shows the Jensen Beach Marina and back of the Outrigger Restaurant with two people securing their sailboat to the dock. The back caption reads "Jensen Beach, Florida boasts of many miles of golden beaches. It has wonderful fresh water fishing in the Indian River and easy access to the Atlantic Ocean for the best gaming fish in the world. The thousands of visitors who annually flock to Florida's "Gold Coast" enjoy nature's natural sub-tropical beauty, landscaped gardens, lush golf links, luxury hotels, fabulous yachting and sporting facilities and an unmatched year round temperate climate."
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  • Aerial view of South Hutchinson Island showing beach high-rises, the Atlantic ocean, and the Indian River in Jensen Beach. Back caption reads: "Hutchinson Island, Florida looking south-west with Jensen Beach in the background."
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  • Aerial view of Jensen Beach Marina near Frances Langford's Outrigger Resort & Restaurant with Langford yacht in dock. View of homes around the marina and Indian River also captured in image.
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  • Sailboat with palm trees in the background. Image printed with a bluish tint. Back caption reads: "Ranger II" of Jensen Beach, Florida, auxiliary schooner built and spaciously designed for Bahama Island cruising. Rugged construction for deep sea sailing. Owned and operated by the Pitchford Brothers, a pioneer family of the Indian River Area. Write P.O. Box 173, Jensen Beach, Florida."
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  • View of buildings, train tracks, and a field of pineapples near the coast in Jensen Beach with Indian River in background. Front caption reads "Jensen, Fla. Bird's Eye View." Postcard message written to J.W. Betts, Jr. in Frederica, Delaware from "Auntie Bird."
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  • Florida Power and Light's St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant on Hutchinson Island. Back caption reads "FPL's St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is located on Hutchinson Island, between Ft. Pierce and Stuart, Florida. The plant's two nuclear units generate enough electricity for the annual needs of more than 500,000 homes." Postmarked June 5th, 2009. Postcard sent to the Stuart Heritage Museum requesting brochures to restock the "community places to visit" display rack at the FPL Energy Encounter in Jensen Beach, Florida.
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  • Sunrise Inn Key Club and parking lot under a cloudy sky in Stuart. Three automobiles parked in front of the Key Club. In about 1945, the Sunrise Inn was purchased by the Key Club, Inc. of Chicago, Andrew Berkey, president. He sold the property in 1963.
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  • Hobe Sound train station with train on the tracks and stopped at the station. Dirt roads and palmettos in foreground and pine trees in background. Many men and women stand, sit, or lean at the station and a few children stand near the train. The Hobe Sound train station opened in 1894.
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  • Four views of the Lighthouse Restaurant in Stuart. Top left shows exterior of building with its red and white paint scheme and decorative lighthouse. Top right panel presents an interior view of the restaurant with floral curtains, white table clothed tables, and bright yellow chairs. The bottom left image captures another view of the interior with bright orange and yellow stripes on the wall and a jute box. The bottom right panel includes the bar with its rounded counter design and many bar stool chairs. The center portion of the card has a sailfish jumping out of water. Caption on the back reads: "The Lighthouse Restaurant/Stuart, FLA./ Located on U.S. Highway No. 1. Enjoy yourself at the Lighthouse where the fishermen meet at the Lighthouse Bar, rest in the Sailfish Room Cocktail Lounge, and stay at The Lighthouse Hotel. WE SPECIALIZE IN SEA FOODS AT THEIR BEST-Pompano, Lobster, Shrimp, Oysters, and Clams-- Stone Crabs-- Steaks and chops. Sailfishing Charter Fleet berthed at our docks. Phone 228 for reservations. Lighthouse, Inc./Charles A Lintell, Pres. -- Edwin Goode, Sec'y. George S. Wilkinson, Mgr."
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