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Parks Family picnic, c. 1910
The Parks Family enjoy a picnic. George W. Parks sits on the right and his wife, Julia Taylor Parks wears the black dress (seated in front). Two of George's sisters sit on the left, they are Augusta Mae Parks Johns (1873-1959) (in white hat) and Flora Zell Parks Corbett (1877-1968) (in black hat).Tags Picnics -
Pier and boathouse, c. 1915
Unidentified pier and boathouse. -
Military parade, c. 1920
Men in uniform parade through town. Drug store building in background. -
Color guard in parade, c. 1920
Parade with military color guard. Drugstore in background. -
Small building and oil drums, c. 1915
Small building with several oil drums lined up around it.Tags Buildings -
The Big Store, c. 1915
The Big Store shop, owned by Stanley Kitching. Building on the right may be the George W. Parks General Merchandise store.
Stanley Kitching first opened a small general store on Railroad Avenue (Flagler Avenue) around 1902. It appears that the business moved to the larger building seen in this photograph around 1913 as advertisements first started running in the local newspapers for "The Big Store" at that time. According to an announcement in the Stuart News (20 Oct 1921), ownership of the Big Store was transferred in 1921 to B. F. Eckess, who had managed the store for years, and the business was incorporated in the Kitching & Eckess Department Store. -
Torpedoed freighter, 1942
Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Historic Jensen and Eden on Florida's Indian River (p. 15), with the caption: "Jensen residents could hear explosions and see billowing smoke from freighters torpedoed by German U-boats in 1942." -
Jupiter Lighthouse, c. 1920
View along the hill towards Jupiter Lighthouse with thatched roof structure and path of wooden boards leading up the hill.
Poor quality image.Tags Lighthouses -
Bible Conference in Stuart, 1911
Crowd of adults and children pose next to large tent for the Stuart Bible Conference held in March 1911. Miami and Ft. Lauderdale newspapers advertised the event at the time and highlighted the inclusion of Dr. J. M. Gray, dean of Moody Institute in Chicago, as a speaker of note for the conference.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 116) as "3537 Bible Conference, Stuart, Fred"
Published in the Stuart News (9 Jan 1964) with the caption: "This tent housed a Bible Conference held near Stuart Hotel, with the Rev. Neil McQuarrie in charge, on March 5-15, 1911." -
Cornerstone ceremony for Salerno school, 1922
Crowd gathered for the cornerstone laying ceremony for the Salerno School, 17 November 1922.