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  • Portrait of Charles B. Arbogast in naval uniform. Arbogast enlisted in the Naval Air Corps. in 1917 and was honorably discharged in 1919. Poor quality copy.
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  • Portrait of Charles B. Arbogast. Arbogast founded the C. B. Arbogast Real Estate and Insurance agency of Stuart. He was also instrumental in securing several large tracts of land for public recreational use in Martin County including the Jensen and Stuart public beaches and land around the House of Refuge. Arbogast also contributed to the growth of Martin County as a developer and early advocate for property values in the area. Poor quality copy.
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  • Parents Eva Dehon and Charles Benjamin Arbogast Sr. pose with Rev. Jamison of All Saints Church in Waveland (later Sewall's Point/Jensen) after the baptism of their son, Charles Benjamin Arbogast, Jr. (held by the reverend). Poor quality copy.
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  • Portrait of Milton Christie. Christie worked as an editor and publisher for the Kiplinger Newsletter in Washington D. C. before retiring and moving to Sewall's Point in the 1980s. Christie was also a key supporter of the Martin County library system, serving as president of the Friends of the Blake Library organization and the founding president of the Martin County Library Association.
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  • Eight women pose on the beach in bathing suits with a football and football helmets.
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  • Group portrait taken in the yard of a house. The subjects are (left to right) Judge Charles Hancock, Mamie Hancock, (in back) Naomi Kitching, Commodore Stanley Kitching (in front) Ruby Brown, Arthur Brown and Ethel "Billie" Hancock.
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  • Christmas celebration and dinner at the Hancock home in Stuart. Seated around the dinner table are (left to right) Patricia Jean Hancock, Mamie Hancock, Naomi Kitching, Ashby Arbogast (standing), Commodore Stanley Kitching, Janice Arbogast, Arthur Brown, Elizabeth Arbogast, Doris Hancock (child), Ethel Crandall Hancock, Judy Arbogast, Ruby H. Brown and Judge Charles Hancock.
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  • Portrait of Lt. Francis B. "Frank" Tyndall in military uniform. Born into a local pioneer family Tyndall was raised in the Sewall's Point and Jensen areas. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps to fight in World War I. While serving in the 22nd Aero Squadron, he was awarded the Silver Star and a citation for valor by General Pershing after shooting down at least four German planes during the Mihiel offensive.

    Tyndall later served as a test pilot for the military. He died during a flight from Langley Field in Virginia to Kelly Field in Texas after his plane got lost in the fog and ran out of fuel. Tyndall Field (later Tyndall Air Force Base) was named in his honor.
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  • Young girl laughs while sitting on a man's lap. Large desk and group of men in the background.
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  • Man with a girl holding a dachshund as they stand next to a small airplane on a runway.
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