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Stuart School, 1910
Stuart School. The building became the Martin County Courthouse for Stuart, Florida in 1925.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 143) as "3275 School house, Stuart, Fla." -
St. Lucie Locks, 1925
Lucie Lock and Dam, located along the St. Lucie Canal, approximately 15.5 miles upstream of the intersection of the St. Lucie River and the Intracoastal Waterway.
First lock was built at this site by the Everglades Drainage District in 1925.
Published in the South Florida Developer (28 July 1925) with the caption: "Draining the everglades - water rushing at the rate of 3,000 cubic feet per second over one of the locks on the St. Lucie Canal. This canal is one of five draining the Everglades and Lake Okeechobee, and carries more water than the other four combined. It is the key of the drainage system of inland Florida. The lock is six miles west of Stuart."
Recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern Record Book #2 (p. 56) as 8883-8899 Views for Fla. Developer, Stuart, L" -
Railroad bridge, 1910
Bridge for the railroad over St. Lucie River.
Florida Photographic Concern negative number 3276 recorded in record book 1 as 3276 R.R. Bridge, Stuart Fla. -
Bay Tree Lodge boathouse, 1922
Boathouse for Bay Tree Lodge.
Recorded in Florida Photographic Concern Record book 2 (page 59) as : 8135 Views at Vial's Sewall's Point 22 Oct 1922 HEH" -
Men's group marching in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. -
Marching band in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
A band stops to play in front of Kitching & Eckess, where the governor looks on.
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. -
Children dressed as sprites in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
Children in costumes. Partially readable sign announces "Flowers and Sprites."
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. -
Float for Casa Lbr. Co. in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
Parade float with a model of a house, and sign "Better County Homes." Casa Lumber Company operated in Stuart from about 1925 to 1928. Kitching & Eckess store behind float.
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. -
Float for Lowery-Davis-Lapham in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
Parade float featuring furniture. Lowery Davis Lapham Furniture opened on Flagler Avenue in Stuart in Dec 1925. Decorated car and Kitching & Eckess also visible.
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. -
Float for Salerno in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926
Parade float with girl ("Miss Salerno") and woman with pageant sashes, man in Seminole clothing, and signs "Salerno go claim your heritage worth untold millions," and "Shortest route by land and water."
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest.