Browse Items (814 total)
-
Firefighting class, 1964
Hospital beds set up outside for a firefighting demonstration. Two nurses participate in the demonstration, using fire extinguishers to put out staged fires while an audience of mostly other nurses watches. Martin Memorial Hospital in view in the distance. -
Martin Memorial Hospital under construction, 1962
Several automobiles parked in front of Martin Memorial Hospital with construction material and workers also in view. -
Moving a Martin Memorial Hospital building, 1962
The administration building for Martin Memorial Hospital is raised on to a platform and two Russell House Movers, Inc. trucks are parked in front of the office building. -
Administration building for Martin Memorial Hospital, 1962
The administration building for Martin Memorial Hospital with piles of dirt all around it.Tags Buildings -
Group portrait at Dr. Parker Day, 1961
Similar photograph published in the Stuart News (16 Nov 1961) with caption reading "Approximately 500 persons who were delivered by Dr. Julian D. Parker gathered on the field last Saturday to pose with the doctor during ceremonies honoring him and dedicating his school. Florida Power and Light Company kindly lent its high aerial ladder truck for this picture." -
Guest speaker, Congressman Paul Rogers, 1961
U.S. Congressman Paul Rogers speaks from a lectern for Dr. Parker Day and the dedication of J. D. Parker Elementary School. -
Unveiling portraits of Dr. Parker, 1961
Similar photograph published in the Stuart News (16 Nov 1961) with a caption reading "Dr. and Mrs. Julian D. Parker look on as Mrs. Zola Swarthout, right, unveils the two portraits of the doctor which will hang in the new Parker School on East Tenth Street. The unveiling was a part of the school dedication and Dr. Parker Day ceremonies held last Saturday at Long Field and the new school site and attended by 1,500 residents." The two portraits include a photograph of Dr. Parker taken by Arthur Ruhnke and a painting of the doctor by Jim Hutchinson.Tags Portraits -
MCHS band at Dr. Parker Day, 1961
Martin County High School band performs at Dr. Parker Day and the dedication of J. D. Parker Elementary School. According to the Stuart News (16 Nov 1961), music for the event was also provided by the Stuart Training School band and choir. -
Dr. Julian Parker with two toddlers, 1961
Dr. Julian Parker holds two toddlers at the dedication celebration for J. D. Parker Elementary School and Dr. Parker Day, both named in his honor. The toddlers may have been two of the more than 4,000 Martin County babies delivered by Dr. Parker from 1924 and 1985. -
Crowd in bleachers at Dr. Parker Day, 1961
A crowd of 1,500 people gathered at Long Field for both Dr. Parker Day and the dedication of J. D. Parker Elementary School held on November 11, 1961.