Browse Items (79 total)
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Two men fishing in a canoe, c. 1915
Two men in a canoe, one fishing. Low quality print. -
Two men with fish, c. 1915
Two men with an Atlantic goliath grouper. Ad for Budd's Baby Shoes mounted on palm. Low quality print. -
Fishing off a bridge, 1902
Five men fishing off the side of a wooden bridge, while child with bicycle watches. Label on photo: Fort Pierce Fla, Jan. 26th, 1902." Handwritten on back: Ten Mile Creek, p. 35, Van Landingham" -
Fort Pierce School, 1908
Large group of children standing in front of a building. Teachers on porch. Oct 1908. Label: "Fort Pierce School, Oct. 1908, Enrollment 253" -
Foot of Palmetto Avenue, 1909
Gazebo, car, and buildings. Labeled "Foot of Palmetto Avenue, Fort Pierce, Fla. Copyright 1909 by H.E. Hill."
Recorded in FPC record book 1 as "908, Foot of Palmetto Ave, Ft. Pierce, copyright 1909" -
Ridgelawn, 1912
Two men on a long lawn, lined with palms, leading to a house. Label: Palm Avenue-Ridgelawn, Hobe Sound, Fla.
Recorded in Florida Photographic Concern record book 1: "4156, Mr. McCaddon, Hobe Sound, Fla., Boulevard Ridgelawn, house from front, JDD (photographer)" John McCaddon (1819-1897). His son Joseph McCaddon was one-time head of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, and his daughter Ruth married James Bailey, partner of P.T. Barnum. -
Jensen School, c. 1910
Jensen School on a hill, nearby is a pineapple screen. Built in about 1908 and used until it was severely damaged in the 1928 hurricane.
Recorded in Florida Photographic Concern record book 1 (PDF page 51) as "1480, School House (horizontal), Jensen"Tags Schools -
House of Refuge, c. 1900
House of Refuge and other small buildings and a path. Handwritten on back: "From the River. View of House of Refuge. Ocean just back of house." No negative number. -
Camping photographers, c. 1900
Three women and three men gathered in front of a tent, with a camera on a tripod nearby, a line of fish lies in the grass, and several jugs. Three have shotguns. Inside the tent, a crate labeled "Kennedy's Picnic Biscuit, Chicago", a vase of flowers, and a table with dishes and cake is visible. Original glass plate negative at the St. Lucie Regional History Centre. -
Family in car, c. 1895
Old car driven by a man with eyeglasses or sunglasses. A woman holds an infant and an unhappy boy sits in front. Another copy features caption: "First automobile in Vero Beach. The first automobile in Vero Beach was an Orient Buckboard, brought in by boat and assembled locally for Mr. and Mrs. N.O. Penny. It was officially registered in Florida on February 20, 1907, as the 333rd automobile in the state. Shown in the picture are Mr. and Mrs. N.O. Penny and their children. Mrs. Penny was the 3 year old sister of Charles Gifford when she came to Vero Beach with her parents in 1888."
Low quality copy.