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"No Gas, No Tires" goat cart, c. 1940
Older man sitting in a very small cart pulled by a goat. Cart has "Pure bred O.I.C.s" on side, Lyric Theatre in background. Label on bottom: "No Gas No Tires Stuart, Florida" -
Hungarian refugees, 1957
Eight people in front of the Lyric Theatre, with the taxi company and the "colored entrance" in view. In January 1957, six refugees from Hungary were brought to Stuart by the Catholic Relief Services. Left to right: Ferenc Nagy, Maria Nagy, Rozalia Csizmadia, Terez Kneifel, Pal Toth, Laszlo Kneifel, and two unidentified men.
In 1956, an uprising broke out in Hungary against the Soviet-backed communist government. The USSR responded with violent force, crushing the opposition and prompting many Hungarians to flee the country. James Henry Rand, a wealthy winter resident of Stuart, helped several refugee immigrant families who arrived in January 1957, often in the middle of the night. -
Interior of the Lyric Theatre, 1991
The interior of the Lyric Theatre, showing empty seats. -
Aerial view of downtown Stuart, 2001
Flagler Avenue, including the Lyric Theatre.Tags Business districts -
Aerial view of downtown Stuart, 2001
View from the roof of the Lyric Theatre, looking out over Flagler Avenue toward the Roosevelt Bridge. Small house at 198 SW Akron Ave visible at left (torn down between Jan 2015 and Sep 2016)Tags Business districts -
Lyric Theatre remodeling, 2001
Exterior of Lyric Theatre being remodeled. -
Charles Henry Coe, c. 1935
Portrait of Charles Henry Coe. Captain Charles Henry Coe was born on February 3, 1856. He moved with his family to Jacksonville, Florida and began working in the newspaper industry at age 18. In 1877, Charles (age 21) started his first newspaper, the Florida Star, in New Smyrna (sold in 1880) and in 1891 started the newspaper the Highlands Star in Highlands, North Carolina. In 1887, he married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931) and they had two children, Mayne Reid Coe (1888-1980) and Frederick Franklin Coe (1890-1893). After living in several places, Coe settled in Washington D.C., working at the Government Printing Office until he retired in 1921.
In 1878 he "excavated" an Indian mound near New Smyrna; thereafter he explored and "collected" frequently along the coast of the U.S., writing several books and many articles chiefly about natural history and amateur archeology. His book, Red Patriot : The Story of the Seminoles (1898), detailed the unfair treatment of the Seminole Indians by the U.S. Government. After his retirement, he often spent his winters on his boat, the Buccaneer II. In 1948, Coe moved to Jupiter, Florida where his son Mayne Coe ran a motel and died 1954 at age 98.Tags Older people -
Charles Henry Coe on a beach, c. 1935
Portrait of Charles Henry Coe. Captain Charles Henry Coe was born on February 3, 1856. He moved with his family to Jacksonville, Florida and began working in the newspaper industry at age 18. In 1877, Charles (age 21) started his first newspaper, the Florida Star, in New Smyrna (sold in 1880) and in 1891 started the newspaper the Highlands Star in Highlands, North Carolina. In 1887, he married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931) and they had two children, Mayne Reid Coe (1888-1980) and Frederick Franklin Coe (1890-1893). After living in several places, Coe settled in Washington D.C., working at the Government Printing Office until he retired in 1921.
In 1878 he "excavated" an Indian mound near New Smyrna; thereafter he explored and "collected" frequently along the coast of the U.S., writing several books and many articles chiefly about natural history and amateur archeology. His book, Red Patriot : The Story of the Seminoles (1898), detailed the unfair treatment of the Seminole Indians by the U.S. Government. After his retirement, he often spent his winters on his boat, the Buccaneer II. In 1948, Coe moved to Jupiter, Florida where his son Mayne Coe ran a motel and died 1954 at age 98. -
Charles Henry Coe on site of Indian mound, April 1934
Portrait of Charles Henry Coe. Captain Charles Henry Coe was born on February 3, 1856. He moved with his family to Jacksonville, Florida and began working in the newspaper industry at age 18. In 1877, Charles (age 21) started his first newspaper, the Florida Star, in New Smyrna (sold in 1880) and in 1891 started the newspaper the Highlands Star in Highlands, North Carolina. In 1887, he married Emma Sophia Johnson (1846-1931) and they had two children, Mayne Reid Coe (1888-1980) and Frederick Franklin Coe (1890-1893). After living in several places, Coe settled in Washington D.C., working at the Government Printing Office until he retired in 1921.
In 1878 he "excavated" an Indian mound near New Smyrna; thereafter he explored and "collected" frequently along the coast of the U.S., writing several books and many articles chiefly about natural history and amateur archeology. His book, Red Patriot : The Story of the Seminoles (1898), detailed the unfair treatment of the Seminole Indians by the U.S. Government. After his retirement, he often spent his winters on his boat, the Buccaneer II. In 1948, Coe moved to Jupiter, Florida where his son Mayne Coe ran a motel and died 1954 at age 98. -
