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The St. Lucie River Ferry, Stuart, Florida, c. 1913
View of car and a few people on the St. Lucie Ferry which connected Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties. Note written in pencil on the back of postcard reads "How we crossed the St. Lucie River at Stuart." The year 1913 is written beside this note. -
Perkins Estate, c. 1915
View of Perkins Estate and Frazier Creek with many palm trees lining the waterfront. The house was built originally for Hubert and Susan Bessey around 1905. George W. Perkins purchased the home in 1910 and added on to it, making the house into a large estate. The house was purchased by William Shepard in 1923 and it was destroyed by a fire during the 1940s. Eventually, the land was bought by the city and turned into a park. -
Stuart Marine Service, 1960
Aerial view of Stuart Marine Service building and docks. Train tracks seen in the background and several boats are docked at the pier.
Published in the 1960 Stuart Fishing Guide (p. 68) in an ad for the business. -
Houses on St. Lucie Riverfront, Stuart, Florida, c. 1915
View of several houses, including the Danforth Inn, and docks on the St. Lucie riverfront in Stuart. Front caption reads "St. Lucie River, Stuart, Fla./ First house to left, winter home of Mr. George W. Perkins of New York, Theodore Roosevelt's most intimate friend and associate, and former partner of J. Pierpont Morgan." Postmarked in Palm City on August 20th, 1915. Postcard sent to Mrs. Dan Allen in Kinsmen, Ohio from "Alice." -
The Palm Beach Limited train passing through Stuart, Florida, c. 1909
View of Palm Beach Limited Train as it passes through Stuart on the "Steel Bridge" (the Florida East Coast railroad bridge). Fisherman and boat on shore in foreground. Postmarked from Stuart on January 2nd but year is not legible. Postcard sent to Mrs. Dan Allen in Kinsman, Ohio from "Alice." -
Avenue D, Stuart, Florida, c. 1910
View of Avenue D in Stuart (later Albany Avenue) with two houses, a dirt walking path, and many trees. Poor condition. -
Child on bike, Frazier Creek bridge, c. 1909
View of flat wooden bridge over Frazier Creek in Stuart. Adult and child in view on bridge with bicycles. There are several houses in the background. Postmarked in Stuart, Florida on March 24th but year is not legible. -
Aerial view of House of Refuge, c. 1985
Aerial view of House of Refuge and Gilbert's Bar with both the inlet and ocean in view. -
Bridge Over the St. Lucie River, Stuart, Florida, c. 1938
The Old Roosevelt Bridge over the St. Lucie River in Stuart. View taken from grassy shore with four palm trees across from the bridge. -
House of Refuge beach view, c. 1973
The House of Refuge and Gilbert's Bar from the beach in Stuart. Structure still has cedar shingles and the screen porch area had not been installed yet. Back caption reads " 'House of Refuge' Museum on Hutchinson Island/ Stuart, Florida/ Sentinel for safety for scores of years, historic lifesaving station 'Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge' is now a museum of pioneer history."