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Portrait with ostrich, 1909
Young Arnold "Duke" Merwin sits on an ostrich while his mother, Mabelle Merwin stands beside him. Mabelle and Duke visited an ostrich farm, a tourist attraction in Jacksonville on January 15, 1909. -
Frances and Harvey Merwin in new car, 1919
Harvey Merwin and his Italian wife, Frances Merwin driving their new car, a Jeffery Company touring car.
Both moved to Edenlawn plantation by the mid-1910s after spending many years abroad, performing as opera singers. Along with growing and selling ferns and Amaryllis lilies, Harvey served as a St. Lucie County commissioner in 1919 and again from 1929 to 1932. -
Pineapple crate stencil, c. 1890
Stencil used to label pineapple crates shipped from Ocean View Plantation. Ocean View Plantation was the original name given to property purchased by William Merritt Merwin, Sr. in 1887. The property's name was later changed to Edenlawn plantation. -
Warner and Merwin Real Estate, c. 1925
The traveling real estate office of Warner and Merwin. A. H. "Gus" Warner (on right) and Albert Dumond "Bert" Merwin (left) partnered as real estate brokers during the 1920s land boom and used their car as a traveling office until authorities forced them to open an actual office and they setup shop in Ft. Pierce. Poor quality copy. -
Arnold Merwin with uncle, c. 1930
Arnold "Duke" Merwin stands in a pineapple field with his uncle, Will Arnold, at Edenlawn Plantation. Poor quality copy. -
Portrait of three men, c. 1960
Portrait of Arnold "Duke" Merwin, Paul Frischkorn and Albert E. "Beanie" Backus with their arms on each other's shoulders. Poor quality copy. -
Tree lined waterway at Edenlawn, c. 1955
Waterway at Edenlawn plantation with tropical foliage. -
Edenlawn Plantation sign, c. 1955
Sign for cottages at Edenlawn Plantation. -
Jon Hall in airplane, c. 1950
Jon Hall sits behind the wheel of an airplane and shakes hands with an unidentified man outside of the plane. -
Frances Langford and Zola Swarthout, c. 1955
Zola Swarthout (left) and Frances Langford shake hands next to a row of young trees.