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Open air structure, c. 1960
Writing on back of photograph identifies the location as Palmar. Palmar is a 32,000-acre tract of wetland and a Water Management District in south Martin and north Palm Beach counties. -
Utility vehicle at Mile Lake, c. 1960
Mile Lake is a fresh body of water on the west side of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River, stretching into both Martin and St. Lucie Counties. For many years it served as one of the largest bass fishing waterways in the area. -
Outdoor scene, c. 1965
Mobile home and utility vehicle parked next to an open air structure, likely at the Palmar hunting camp. -
Open air structure, c. 1965
People gathered in an open air structure, likely at the Palmar hunting camp. Vehicles parked in the background. -
Utility vehicle, 1965
Utility vehicle or woods buggy with chairs on the roof. Vehicle used for hunting excursions and looks to be an older car converted into an all-terrain vehicle by removing the original cabin panels and adding storage boxes to the exterior. -
Hunting buggy, c. 1960
James "Jim" Pomeroy stands next to a hunting vehicle with Harry Dyer (top left) and Guy Boyd seated on top of it. According to Ernest Lyons in one of his Stuart News columns (3 Dec 1959): "Martin County's woods buggies range from cut down Model A's to converted trucks. All have two things in common: the ability to plow through water up to the floor boards without getting drowned out and oversized tires which will carry them down much pond edges and over palmetto roots. The really ornate and elaborate ones are a cabinet-maker's dream, with cupboards and compartments to hold everything from salt and pepper shakers to a spot of snake-bite remedy, have bunks, grocery, drug and medical supply sections, plus a cage for the bird dogs or hounds." -
Three men around a fire, c. 1965
Three men stand around a fire at Palmar hunting camp. The men are (from left to right) John Littman, Mike Law and Guy Boyd. -
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Hunting companions, c. 1960
From left to right: Harry Dyer, unidentified, Jim Pomeroy and Jim Boyd.Tags Private camps -
Utility vehicle in the woods, c. 1950
Utility vehicle parked in a wooded area. According to several articles in the Stuart News, this and other similar vehicles were referred to locally as "woods buggies" during their heyday from the late 1940s through the mid-1960s. Many of these vehicles were converted trucks or older automobiles, like the Ford Model A.