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Rodeo owner G. C. Troup, 1951
Green Columbus Troup (1910-1981) who created the Indiantown Rodeo. Published in the Stuart News (11 Jan 1951) with the caption: "Troup, who came to Indiantown from Miami in 1945, is the producer of the 4th annual Indiantown Rodeo which will be presented at Troup's Circle-T Ranch next Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 2."Tags Rodeo performers -
Fred Hancock, 1954
Charles Frederick Hancock (1894-1983) was a photographer and proprietor of the Stuart Camera Shop (1914-1921), manager of the Lyric Theatre, and owned the City News Stand on Osceola Avenue.
Detail from family portrait.Tags Photographers -
"Pompano Chuck" Sollmer, c. 1965
Charles "Pompano Chuck" Sollmer uses a brush as he works on a fishing pole. -
FP&L's new commercial radio installation, 1952
Two men, one seated at a desk holding a microphone, another leans against the desk. Published in the Stuart News (10 Jan 1952) with the caption: "G. Warren 'Buddy' Shipes Jr., dictates a message over the Florida Power and Light Company's new commercial radio installation in the firm's Stuart office while area manager John M. Law Jr., looks on. At left is the receiving unit from the FP&L trucks and ears in the field whose movements are coordinated by this now setup." -
Statue of Lady Abundance on its side, c. 1949
The Lady Abundance statue on its side, on the ground. The fountain was sculpted by Manya Konolei, donated by the Stuart Woman's Club to the City of Stuart and installed on the courthouse lawn in 1949. It was later placed in Haney Circle in 1991.Tags Sculpture -
Willie Jay Thompson in a library, c. 1970
Willie Jay Thompson (1938-2020) seated at a table in a school library with other adults. -
Kiwanis Kids' Day, c. 1955
Frank DeStefano, Tom Thurlow Sr., Paul Rogers (holding tray with bags of peanuts), Dave Irons, and Charlie Rue at an annual Kids' Day, sponsored by Kiwanis International. Typical Kids' Day activities include a parade with prizes, a free movie, and sale of peanuts. Signed "To Tom Thurlow with best wishes, Paul Rogers." Rogers was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida between 1955 and 1979. -
Indian River Citrus League reward, 1958
Published in the Stuart News (22 May 1958) with the caption: "M.R. Buckalew, executive secretary of the Indian River Citrus League, is shown presenting the league's citrus theft reward check of $500.00 to Deputy Sheriff Joe Johnson of Martin County while Sebert Hall, field representative of Florida Citrus Mutual, is presenting Mutual's reward check of $100.00 to James Odom, grove manager of Howard Farms at Indiantown. Johnson and Odom are responsible for the arrest and conviction in fruit thefts recently in Martin County and are the joint recipients of the combined rewards. This is the second such reward paid by the Indian River Citrus League this season. The League and Florida Citrus Mutual have worked closely together in stimulating interest in the apprehension and conviction in citrus fruit thefts. -
Porter family at the Ethel Porter garden, c. 1955
Family of three in front of a stone grotto, a garden built by or in memory of Ethel Porter, featuring a fountain and niche with a small statue of Mary. -
Charles A. Porter on Hurricane Boat Company boat, c. 1947
Charles A. "Bill" Porter (1910-1963) established the Hurricane Boat Company in 1945 at his home (the Owl House), which produced the first plywood molded boat hulls in Florida. After closing the business in 1948, he opened the Porter Lumber Company in Jensen Beach in 1950.Tags Boats