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Fire at freight depot, 1933
A fire broke out at the FEC freight depot in Stuart on Monday, July 10, 1933. The fire was accelerated and made harder to extinguish because flammable building materials for the St. Lucie River (Roosevelt) Bridge were being stored at the depot. The fire also led to delays in the bridge's construction. The cause of the fire was never determined. -
Christian Endeavor Hall, c. 1910
Photograph of postcard. Christian Endeavor Hall was purchased by the Stuart Woman's Club as meeting space and library. It was destroyed in the 1933 hurricane. -
Mary Lolene Stokes, 1961
Studio portrait of Mary Lolene Stokes. In addition to many other civic and philanthropic endeavors, Lolene Stokes played a large role in the development of the Martin County Public Library system and Martin Memorial Hospital. -
Blake Library, 1999
Postcard for the Blake Library, dedicated on January 9, 1999. -
Mary Lolene Stokes, 1961
Studio portrait of Mary Lolene Stokes. In addition to many other civic and philanthropic endeavors, Lolene Stokes played a large role in the development of the Martin County Public Library system and Martin Memorial Hospital. -
Ora Dell Landers at the Stuart Training School library, 1958
Ora Dell Landers, librarian at the Stuart Training School, accepting books from county librarian Robert Hamilton. Also in photo are Virginia Forrest and Ira Williams (president of the library board of trustees). Published in the Stuart News (16 January 1958) with the caption: "Robert Hamilton, librarian of the Martin County Library, presents the first book to Miss Ora Dell Hamilton, librarian of th eSTuart Training School Library, who will be branch librarian, as Mrs. j. Osborne Murray, Mrs. Gordon Lockwood, Thomas Crook, Richard Hupfel, Mrs. F.B. Williamson Jr., and Dr. W. Ira Williamson, others, look on." -
Willard M. Kiplinger, c. 1960
Portrait of Willard M. Kiplinger who donated land for the Stuart Woman's Club and the Martin County Public Library building.Tags Business people -
Public Library interior view, 1955
Interior view of the Stuart Women's Club and Public Library. -
Martin County Library Association meeting, 1957
Bob Hamilton begins his job as chief librarian at the newly opened Martin County Public Library. Published in the Stuart News (6 June 1957). Identifications are (from left to right): Frank Wacha (1924-1999), Bob Hamilton, Dr. W. Ira Williams, and Lolene Stokes.Tags Librarians -
Three Martin County Public Library officials, c. 1960
Martin County Library Association president, Adele "Pokey" Willoughby stands next to Dr. W. Ira Williams, chairman of the county library board and county librarian, Bob Hamilton (right).Tags Librarians