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The day of the freeze, Sewall's Dock, 1905
Several people standing on dock. Edgar Harmer, Grace Kinsley, 2 unidentified women, Agnes Gaff Andrews, Henry Sewall, Grace Andrews Dunlap. -
The Georges Valentine Wreck with the Tietigs, 1905
Pile of lumber, with Margaret Andrews Tietig and husband Rudolph Tietig.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve. -
The Georges Valentine Wreck, 1905
Pile of lumber, with the Gilbert Bar House of Refuge in background.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve. -
The Narrows, 1905
A narrow section of a river. -
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Three boats in the Washington's Birthday regatta, 1905
Decorated boats in the boat parade during the Washington's Birthday regatta. Palm Beach in background. -
Three men with a stingray, 1909
Three men standing on a pier, with a stingray displayed on a pole. Albert Lewis Andrews (1842-1922) on right. -
Tietig baby Arnold and mother, 1904
Woman holding a baby while seated on house stoop. Label: "Arnold Tietig III with his mother, April 1904" Arnold Tietig III (1903-1973) and mother Eleanora Straub Tietig (1872-1932).Tags Infants -
Tietig baby in pram, 1904
Woman standing next to pram with baby. Label with woman's name illegible, baby Arnold Tietig III, April 1904. -
Tietig children and woman, Aug 1906
Three children with an adult woman. Label identifies two of the children as Arnold Tietig III (1903-1973), Marjorie Tietig (1899-1970) and the woman as Bertha Spaude (1888-1964) who was a maid or housekeeper with the Arnold Tietig family for over 50 years in Pittsburg, Aug. 1906. Middle child, cousin James Moser Straub (1899-1961), carries a toy gun and Marjory sits in a toy car.