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Kitching brothers at Stuart train station, c. 1905
Brothers Broster and Walter Kitching stand next to the small Stuart train station building on Flagler Avenue.
Walter Kitching (1846–1932), who opened a general store in downtown Stuart in 1897, after a long career as a merchant, traveling the coast of Florida in the Merchant
Broster Kitching (1838–1915) settled in Sebastian, Florida in 1885, and later moved to Stuart (then called Potsdam) where his brother Walter lived. He was postmaster from 1894 to 1913, and lived with his sister Susanna in a house behind the post office. -
Large tree tunk and palm tree, c. 1905
Large tree trunk and palm tree. There appears to be a bucket or other large container hidden behind the trees. -
Man and child at water's edge, c. 1905
A man with a cowboy hat sits at the water's edge with a child holding a toy boat. Land seen in the background could be Hutchinson Island. -
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Man sits in horse-drawn carriage, c. 1905
Man wearing a bowler hat sits in a horse-drawn carriage with the horse's reins in his hands. Unknown location. -
Man sits next to a train, c. 1900
A man sits on a shoreline next to the wooden F. E. C. railroad bridge, which was built in 1894 and was replaced by a concrete bridge in 1905. A train runs on the tracks behind the man. Two boats can also be seen in the water behind him and the bridgetender's house can be seen in the far background. Possibly A.T. Hogarth -
Man sitting at pineapple farm, c. 1905
Man sits on a makeshift seat with cooking equipment on the ground around him and a stoneware jug at his feet. Field of pineapple visible in the background. -
Man stands among crops, c. 1905
Man stands in a field with planted crops. Tomato vine visible in the foreground. Poor copy. -
Man with cows, c. 1905
A man and dog stand in fenced in area with cows. There are also several farm buildings in view. Unknown location. -
Man with dog, c. 1905
Man stands with a dog in a fenced in yard area with part of a building in view on their left. Unknown location.