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Osceola Street, Stuart, Florida, 1937
View of Osceola Street in downtown Stuart. Many automobiles (including a U.S. Mail carrier) parked on the street and a child rides a bike in the background. Businesses in view include McClungs (1936-1948), Dirr's Bar (1936-1943), Jake's Poultry Market, and The Lyric Theatre. There are also signs for a hardware & paint store and a fishing tackle shop (shop names not in view). -
Oteen Groves produce stand, c. 1955
Three figures stand in front of Oteen Groves roadside produce stand, packing and shipping house, located on Highway US 1 and one mile north of Stuart. Caption on back of postcard reads "Grower and shipper of Famous Indian River Citrus Fruits picked fresh from our groves. Assortment of tropical jells, marmalades, orange blossom honey, candies, pecans, and souvenirs." -
Out for a Ride, Florida, c. 1915
Little girl riding a cart pulled by an alligator.
Postmarked 22 Feb 1917, Daytona Beach. One cent stamp. "Florida Artistic Series" -
Outrigger Inn Marina, Jensen Beach, c. 1972
Large boat near marina with a building with a thatched roof. -
Oversized alligator on railcar, c. 1935
Alligator on a railcar. Caption: "The Alligator is a native of the Florida Everglades. For some time its skin has been fashionably used in the manufacture of bags, shoes, etc., and with this increasing use they had been hunted until they were almost extinct. To remedy this situation and supply the demand, several thriving Alligator farms are now in operation, when the breeding and care of alligators is the main industry." -
Oversized grapefruit on cart, 1909
Figure drives a horse drawn cart carrying an exaggerated sized grapefruit. Florida Artistic Series postcard. -
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. -
Oversized strawberries on cart, 1909
Two men stand on a horse drawn cart filled with exaggerated sized strawberries. -
Packing Fish, Florida, c. 1905
Group of men and boys amid barrels of fish.
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Packing Grape Fruit, 1911
People outside a grapefruit packing plant.