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St. Lucie Inlet, 1923
The inlet. Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.Tags Waterways -
Stuart Commercial Club photographs description, 1923
Damaged sheet taped to inside of photograph album. Text:
PHOTOGRAPHS
Made and secured especially for the consideration of the
United States Government Engineers
at the
PUBLIC HEARING IN STUART, FLA. JANUARY 16th, 1923
And present to them as part of the
facts, figures, data and reports
answering the questions they asked
to arrive at an opinion regarding
the recommendations of
GOVERNMENT AID FOR A DEEP WATER HARBOR HERE.
Photographs were carefully limited to views in and near
Stuart, Fla, and in the territory directly
Tributaries to the prospective Harbor here the North and
South Forks of the St. Lucie River, the Indian River close
to Stuart, the St. Lucie Control Canal, Salerno, Hobe Sound,
Port Sewall and the inlet.
The aim of the pictures is to back up the reports
Submitted potential out-going and incoming freight for ocean
going ships, if the harbor is made here.
STUART COMMERCIAL CLUB
Stuart, January 16, 1923
Property of Stanley Kitching -
Stuart Florida bridges, 1923
Looking south, the old concrete "auto bridge" on right, F.E.C. train bridge on left. Stuart, Florida can be seen.
FPC-8211, recorded in FPC record book 2 (p. 59) as "album series" with photographer Lowell Hill.
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.
Published in the South Florida Developer (28 July 1925) with the caption: "Two bridges at Stuart - on the left is the railroad bridge which is now being double tracked and a new bridge built. At the right is shown the $100,000.00 concrete vehicular traffic bridge across the St. Lucie River."
Duplicate of JP-2025-012-pa1-015 -
Stuart pineapple field, 1910
"Stuart pineapples - 80 percent of all U.S. pineapples grown here." Pineapple field.
Listed in FPC record book 1 as "3124 T.J. O'Brien (field abbakes)."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Sugar cane, c. 1910
"A field of sugar cane near Stuart, Florida." -
Sunrise Inn palms, 1923
"Grove South of Hotel - Port Sewall, Fla." Sunrise Inn porch on south side with palms. Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Sunrise Inn pier, 1923
A view of the Sunrise Inn dock through sabal palms with Sewall's Point and the Willoughby boathouse across the way. Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Sunrise Inn pier, 1923
Shore in front of Sunrise Inn with a clump of mangroves. Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Team of ox hauling fruit, 1908
"Bring in the fruit by ox-team before the canal is completed." Listed in FPC record book 1 as "586 Oxen Hauling Oranges."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Tractor plowing a field, 1923
"Tractor plowing on Tropical Farms near Stuart, Fla." Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.