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Etta DeStefano, women's golf champion, c. 1965
Portrait of three golfers. Etta DeStefano (left) holds a golf trophy as an unidentified woman and Jessie Higbee (right) look on. DeStefano was a golfing champion in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the women's golfing tournaments many times at several country clubs. -
Trio on golf course, c. 1960
Jim Reardon and Rev. Walter Jessup (right) stand with a young girl on the Martin County golf course. People gathered in the background, likely for a golf tournament. Rev. Jessup was a pastor at First Methodist Church of Stuart during the early 1960s and was club champion at Martin County Golf and Country Club in 1963 and 1964. -
Dr. Paul Thomas, 1956
Golf portrait of Dr. Paul Thomas, Jr., local optometrist and director at First Federal Bank of Martin County. Thomas also served as a director of the Martin County Golf and Country Club and a president of Stuart Kiwanis Club during the 1950s. -
Trio of golfers, 1956
Bill Oughterson (left) and Walter "Buddy" Wells shake hands on a golf course. A teenage boy stands between the men. He is identified as S. Oughterson on the front of the photograph but as Vincent Higbee on the back. -
Dr. Walter Davey, 1956
Golf portrait of Dr. Walter F. Davey. Dr. Davey practiced medicine in Stuart for years. He was also a veteran of WWII and winner of many golfing awards. -
Grayce Pomeroy Walton, c. 1950
Golf portrait of Grayce Pomeroy Walton. Grayce was married to Morris Walton during the 1950s but the couple divorced in 1957. Grayce was a former president of the Martin County Chamber of Commerce. She founded the Peninsular Title Company and American Business Woman's Association elected her woman of the year in 1984. -
Group golf portrait, c. 1970
Group portrait of golfers next to their golf cart. Jessie and Ed Higbee on the right. -
Golf couple, 1956
Golf portrait of couple Leila and Bill Oughterson, taken in front of the Martin County Golf and Country Club. Bill Oughterson was an attorney in Stuart and also served as Martin County's prosecuting attorney. -
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Group golf portrait, 1956
Group portrait of golfers. From left to right they are Tony Priore, Millie Tilton, Jessie and Ed Higbee. According to the Stuart News (24 May 1956), Millie Tilton and Tony Priore won a golf tournament against Ed and Jessie Higbee at the Martin County Golf and Country Club, held in May 1956.