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"Come to Stuart" postcard, 1939
Images of several recreational activities highlight the reasons to "Come South To Water-Cooled Florida!"Tags Tourism -
Rev. Albert Stake and Seminole Indians, c. 1915
Group portrait with Rev. Albert Stake and several Seminole men and women. Rev. Stake, a Creek Indian from Oklahoma and missionary Baptist preacher, started coming to the area around 1913 to spread Christian teachings to Seminoles in Indiantown. Stake continued his missionary work intermittently through 1920. -
Waterway scene, c. 1914
Shoreline and waterway view. Pier and boathouse in the background. Postmarked in Stuart on January 7, 1914.Tags Waterways -
Jupiter Lighthouse, c. 1908
Sailboats on the Indian River, near the Jupiter Lighthouse. Caption on back of postcard reads "Jupiter, Florida. Weather Bureau Lighthouse and Wireless Telegraph Station. Mouth of Indian River. The lagoons, commonly called the Indian River, make a continuous stretch of water scenery for more than 250 miles. Jupiter Inlet is the southern entrance from the sea. It is guarded by a light of the first class, very distinctive among the Atlantic coast-lights, and carries a U.S. weather bureau and wireless station." -
Jupiter Lighthouse, c. 1910
View of buildings and Indian River inlet, taken from the Jupiter Lighthouse. Caption on back of postcard reads "Jupiter, Florida. The Inlet. Mouth of Indian River. Forms the southern entrance to that remarkable salt-water lagoon, the Indian River, which from this point extends northward for a distance of 250 miles, or within 40 miles of St. Augustine. In the whole distance it is narrowly separated by a thin strip of land from the Atlantic. This inlet is guarded by a first-class coast light, and has weather-bureau and wireless telegraph station." -
Jupiter Lighthouse, c. 1910
Jupiter Lighthouse and buildings around it. Caption for postcard reads "Jupiter, Fla. Lighthouse and Weather Bureau, Mouth of Indian River." -
Osceola Street, c. 1955
One Way Do Not Enter Sign posted at Osceola Street. Several stores in view along the street, including H. C. Pence Co, Osceola Electric, Jerry's Bar, Ruhnke Photo Shop, Martin County Hardware, the Lyric Theatre, Greene's Dry Goods and Martin County Cleaners. Osceola Street became one-way in 1952. -
Perkin's estate property, 1920
View of Perkins estate property and Frazier Creek with many palm trees lining the waterfront. The first house was built on the property for Hubert and Susan Bessey around 1905. George W. Perkins purchased the land in 1910 and expanded the house into a large estate. The property was purchased by William Shepard in 1923 and the home was destroyed by a fire during the 1940s. Eventually, the land was bought by the city and turned into a park.Tags Waterways -
The St. Lucie Hotel, c. 1945
The St. Lucie Hotel, located at St. Lucie Avenue and Seminole Street. Note on back of postcard reads "Frances and I staid (sic) at this hotel three nights. The manager was Mrs. Brown from Chattanooga." -
The Majestic Apartments, c. 1940
The Majestic Apartments in Stuart. Formerly, the Coventry Apartments, the buildings were renovated and renamed the Majestic Apartments by M.P. Payette in 1936. From 1953 to about 1967, it was the Dorothy Apartments.