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Mobile classroom group portrait, 1975

Port Salerno Elementary students and teacher pose next to a mobile classroom trailer for the Martin County Schools, Resource Program.

Tags Mobile homes, Students, Teachers

Mobile library trailer, c. 1983

According to A History of the Martin County Library System, by Luann Justak and Nina Taylor, the trailer served a mobile library for Hobe Sound and Indiantown in the 1980s. The mobile library unit would be parked in each community for two weeks every month. A library branch opened in Hobe Sound and Indiantown in 1984 and 1990 respectively.

Tags Bookmobiles, Libraries, Public libraries

Mosquito Lagoon Life Saving Station, c. 1911

Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, US Life-saving Service, with the caption: "Louisa Coutant is entertaining her grandchildren Virginia and Ralph C. "Bob" Willits at the Mosquito Lagoon House of Refuge. The date of the photograph is probably 1911, judging by the ages of the children. Samuel Coutant retired from the U.S. Life-Saving Service the following year. Note the recently added upper-story bank of windows."

Tags Buildings, Lifesaving stations

Moving a building, 1976

Moving a building. Envelope labeled: "J.A. Tucker, MCHS house students build moving"

Tags Moving of structures

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.

Tags Buildings, Moving of structures, Trucks

Mr. and Mrs. Baker, c. 1935

John Dozier Baker and his wife, Mary Ophelia Baker, pose together next to trees.

Mr. and Mrs. Jenneck, c. 1900

Note on back of photograph reads "Mr. and Mrs. Jennick caretakers of Palmetto Hall about 1900."

Mr. Martin, 1977

Mr. Martin, 14 Dec 1977

Munch family, c. 1944

Cassie Holmes Munch (1863-1946), Charles Holmes Munch (1913-1980), and Mattie Archer Munch (1875-1948). Cassie Munch settled in Jensen Beach in 1893 and his wife in 1908. Charles Holmes Munch (1913-1980) was a lieutenant in the Navy in WWII, and a teacher in the Martin County School System for ten years.

Tags Military uniforms, Teachers