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Sailboat at end of dock, c. 1910

Sailboat at the end of small dock, Florida crest, with "In God We Trust" at top.

Made in Germany. Florida Artistic Series. Postmarked 11 Feb 1912, one cent stamp.

Tags Sailboats

Sailboat, Jensen Beach, Florida, c. 1940

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."

Tags Florida-Jensen Beach, Palms, Sailboats

Sailfish caught near Stuart, Florida, c. 1925

Array of hanging sailfish at Toley's Boatyard.

Tags Fish, Sailfish

Sailfish caught, Stuart, Florida, c. 1947

View of "Gulfstream" boat with three people on board and a sailfish being reeled in out of the St. Lucie Inlet. Back caption reads "The Leaping Sail/One of the most beautiful and spectacular of all game fish. Sailfishing a specialty -- Bahama trips -- River fishing. The Whiticar Fleet/ Capt. A.A. Whiticar & Sons, RR# I/ Phone 715 -- Stuart, FLA. Boats dock at Port Sewall, nearest to inlet."

Tags Fishing, Fishing boats, Florida-Stuart

Sailfish Center of the World, c. 1940

Greetings from Stuart with sailfish. Caption on correspondence side reads "The 'greatest' Sport Fish in Florida -- and the most sought after of all game fish. Weighs up to 100 pounds and up to 8 feet in length -- however the average size caught is usually 40 pounds. Caught the year 'round."

Tags Fish, Sailfish

Sailfish Marina, c. 1980

Aerial over Sailfish Marina in Stuart.

Tags Boat & ship industry, Marinas, Waterways

Sailfish Point aerial, 1984

Aerial photo of the Sailfish Point country club community, taken on February 17, 1984.

Sand in shoes, 1939

Beach scene with a woman dumping sand from her shoes. Tropical Florida Series postcard.

Poem about Florida on postcard reads "The Sky is ever bluest And friendship is the truest And enemies the fewest In Florida. Evergreens are greenest Beach sand is the cleanest And bungalows the neatest In Florida. If the sand gets in your shoes Shake it out where'eer you choose And you'll never get the blues In Florida."

Tags Beaches, Children, Sand