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Sailfish caught at Toley's Boatyard, c. 1935
Three sailfish hanging in a display. Toley's Boatyard, established by Toley Engebretsen, was in Salerno.
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Man with very large sawfish, 1916
Man standing on the pier next to a shark.
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MCHS graduating class at band shell, 1950
Concrete band shell in Stuart's memorial park (100 SE Ocean Blvd). Constructed in 1940.
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Chisholm's Grill, c. 1940
Cars parked outside Chisholm's Grill. Established first as a simple hamburger stand in 1927 by William and Anna Chisholm, this became a small chain of restaurants throughout Florida. It was the first restaurant in Stuart to install air conditioning in 1939. It became the Meadows Restaurant in 1955.
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Chisholm's Grill with waitresses and chefs, c. 1940
Waitresses, chefs, and a manager outside Chisholm's Grill. Sign: "Fried chicken, sizzling steaks." Established first as a simple hamburger stand in 1927 by William and Anna Chisholm, this became a small chain of restaurants throughout Florida. It was the first restaurant in Stuart to install air conditioning in 1939. It became the Meadows Restaurant in 1955.
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Martin County courthouse, c. 1945
The old Martin County Court House, originally the Stuart School with an extensive remodeling and addition designed by architect L. Phillips Clarke in 1937, is a historic Art Deco style courthouse building located at 80 East Ocean Boulevard. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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Edith Glass with dog on Flagler Avenue, c. 1915
Woman with her dog. Behind her is the Stuart Feed Store and other buildings. Labeled "G. Glass"
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Stuart High School football team, 1934
The football team (left to right, first row) Pete Robinson, Sylvia ?, Bohen Bowmen, Walter Fulz, Duncan John Dunscomb, Ross Witham, and Reg Kitching; (second row) Buster Ulmer, Homer Witham, Chuck Kindred, and Harris Lowery.
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Flagler Avenue, looking south, c. 1935
Looking south on Flagler Avenue at the intersection with St. Lucie Avenue. Businesses visible include the Stuart Drug Company, Theodore Dehon & Son, the Oddity, H.C. Rue's Sweet Shop, Meggett Hardware & Paint Company (closed 1944), Postal Telegraph, and Lyric Theatre. A park is beyond the Minschke building, where the Pressel building would be built in 1940.
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