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Construction of the Pelican Hotel, 1924
Partially constructed building and several cars. Signs: The Pelican Hotel being financed by $125,000 issue of 8% first mortgage bonds sold by Southland Bond Mortgage Co. Also, R.C. Miller & Co. General Contractors, architects Pfeiffer & O'Reilly. -
Construction site, c. 1925
Building under construction. Note indicates that in was the location of the "Hansbrough-Sherrard" office. -
Contact sheet of Mrs. Lowery second grade class, 1939
Sheet of school portraits of schoolchildren and their teacher, Mrs. Lowery. Numbered but no names. -
Contact sheet of Mrs. Lowery second grade class, 1941
Sheet of school portraits of schoolchildren and their teacher, Mrs. Lowery. Numbered, names on back (two sheet photos missing) -
Contact sheet of Mrs. Lowery second grade class, 1942
Sheet of school portraits of schoolchildren and their teacher, Mrs. Lowery. Numbered but no names. -
Cooking school at Civic Center, 1951
Large audience of mostly women. Exhibit of empty refrigerators along back wall with sign for Hall's Electric Service. Published in the Stuart News (15 Nov 1951) with the caption: "The highly popular cooking school, officially dubbed 'the electric appliance exposition and cooking demonstrations,' will be presented again in Stuart Nov. 28 and 29, the sponsoring Florida Power and Light Company here announce this week. The school will be held at Stuart Civic Center from 3-4:30pm on Nov. 28 and 3-4:30pm on Nov. 29. Mrs. Lottie Pierce and Mrs. Jeannie Farrell, both of the West Palm Beach FP&L office, will be in charge. Six local appliance dealers will display their wares. There will be no admission charges, all food that the two leaders prepare will be given away and there will be a series of door prizes, it was announced. Above are two scenes from last year's school here. At left, the crowd watches as (at right) one of the demonstrators pulls a neat roast from the oven." -
Cornerstone ceremony for Salerno school, 1922
Crowd gathered for the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Salerno School, 17 November 1922. -
Costume party, c. 1923
Crowd of adults and six children, many in costumes, especially clown costumes. Photographer William T. Gould moved to Stuart in about 1922 and closed his photography shop in 1924, then reopened June to August 1925 until his death in 1925.
Handwritten on back is a list of names: First column: Mrs. Merwin, Lottie Hellier, Drumond Merwin, Myrtle Johnson, Mr. Walton, Amy Richards, Isabelle Jennings, Charles Beyer, Beulah Craner, Angeline Willis, Miss Smithizer, Theo Christian, Lane Jennings, Emma Munch, Elsie, Mr. ___, Mrs. Bailey, Harold Ankeny, Kitty Walton, Mr. Bailey, Joe Backus, Mary Taube, Mrs. Wortham.
Second column: Mrs. Hellier, Ruth Walton, Miss Smithizer, Miss Smithizer, Walter Rein, Mark Witham, Mary Witham, Mrs. Bailey, Mr. Wilson, Mr __, Mr. Babcock, Mrs. Babcock, Thelma Fax, Bus Bell, Cecil Johns, Sam Whitiker, Mr. Bowsy, Clement Browning, Skeeter, Karl Bentell, Cordie Schroder, Lee Willes, Dr. Bishop, Jessie Wortham, Mr. Bailey, Dan Malarky.
Third column: Miss Brewer, Sylvia Worth, Buster Willes. -
Costumed people, c. 1950
Max Auerbach costumed as a pregnant woman, and Irving Kanarek, in a pin-striped suit. Handwritten on back: Halloween at the Riptide Club." Scan from low quality print. -
Cromer's Market, c. 1938
The interior of Cromer's Market, which features a meat counter and many signs for products available. Cromer's Market was located first in the Minschke Building on Flagler Avenue (1935-1940) and later moved to Pressel Building (1940-1952). Two men, manager Jim Brock (left) and assistant John N. Mann. Brock worked at the market until 1941, and returned from service in WWII to became a charter boat captain and Martin County surveyor.
Low quality scan.