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Milton Christie, 1990
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. -
Baptism of C. B. Arbogast Jr., 1929
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. -
Charles B. Arbogast, c. 1920
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. -
Charles B. Arbogast, c. 1917
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.Tags Military uniforms -
Charles Arbogast and sons, c. 1932
Charles Arbogast with his sons, Charles "Ben" Jr. (on right) and Middleton. Poor quality copy. -
Bill Matheson and son, 1951
W. J. "Bill" Matheson with his son, Paull. Matheson established Crane Creek Ranch in Palm City in the late 1940s and also partnered in the Boutwell-Matheson Dairy. He also served on the board of directors for Martin Memorial Hospital and several other local organizations. -
The Stuart News staff portrait, 1955
Staff at the Stuart News pose outside of the newspaper building. Identification are as follows: (seated, left to right) Otto R. Bolling, Jr., Arthur J. Parks, Charles Jette, Seth Boyd, E. A. Menninger, Jr., James Crews, J. W. Tucker, Clyde Crews, Dalton Anderson, Edward Chick, William Koonce, Bernard Tillman, Charles Knudson and Robert Brookhart; (standing) W. H. Mitchell, Edwin A. Menninger, Sara Lena Nees, Janie McDonald, Dora Gates, Hulda Ashley, Charline Anthony, Helen Collins, Kathryn Martin, Eleanor Fiske, Helen Taylor, Ernest F. Lyons, Marvin A. Keller, Doris Fathauer, Sue Rojt, Sidney Felder, Lucille Cromer, Mildred Marsland, Floyd L. Tracy, J. C. Anthony, Jr., Richard McHardy, Virginia Menninger and John U. Menninger. Published in the Stuart News (22 Dec 1955) -
Flowering tree identification, c. 1955
Figure takes a close look at the buds on a flowering tree while holding Edwin Menninger's "What Flowering Tree Is That?" book. The Stuart water tower is in the background. -
Robertson siblings, c. 1945
Langley and Elizabeth Robertson sit on the steps of their father's store (Palmer's Store) in Jensen Beach. The siblings were born to early Jensen settlers, Ray and Amy Kitching Robertson that moved to Jensen around 1914.Tags Florida-Jensen Beach -
Car crashed into the water, c. 1935
Two men stand on a pier next to an upright vehicle crashed into the Indian River in Jensen.
Low quality image.