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Bringing in the Life Boat, c. 1908
Surfmen wheeling out a lifeboat from a lifesaving station, lighthouse on side.
Illustrated Post Card Co. operated between 1904 and 1914, -
Light House on Florida Coast, c. 1905
House on stilts with light on top, sailboat nearby.
No division on back (required after 1907), postmark 190?, one cent stamp. -
Mosquito Inlet Light, Seacoast of Florida, c. 1909
Red brick lighthouse. Caption: Mosquito Inlet Light. On the seacoast of Florida, about 1 mile to the northward and westward of the entrance to Mosquito Inlet, and 52 miles SSE from St. Augustine Light-House."
Postmarked 1909. One cent stamp.
The Hugh C. Leighton Company (established c. 1905) merged with Valentine & Sons to become Leighton and Valentine Co. in 1909. -
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Martin County High School, c. 1940
Buildings and palm trees at Martin County High School in Stuart.
Postcard sent from Corporal R. M. Ralstin at Camp Murphy to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Ralstin in Penn Township, Indiana. -
An Avenue of Palms, c. 1915
Palm tree lined narrow road with decorative loops of red flowers planted beside it. Florida Artistic Series postcard.
Postcard sent from a Stuart visitor with the initials G. B. S. and mailed to Dorothy Alwood in Morgantown, West Virginia. Of note, G. B. S. writes about the Ashley Gang robbing a bank at 10:30 AM on Tuesday and making off with $4,500. The Ashley Gang did in fact rob the Bank of Stuart of $4,200.35 on (Tuesday) 23 February, 1915. -
Racist caricature, 1905
Postcard with racist caricature carrying a bucket of water. The PCK (Peacock) Series postcard.Tags Racism -
Orange tree in front of house, c. 1915
Large orange tree in front of a Florida home. -
Train through orange groves, c. 1911
Train travels past orange groves. Front caption reads "A January Scene - Riding Through Orange Groves in Florida." Florida Artistic Series postcard. -
Ocean Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida, c. 1905
Figures walk along Ocean Avenue in Palm Beach.