Browse Items (31 total)
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A Typical Florida Spot, c. 1913
A man harvests oranges.
Postmarked 1913, one cent stamp. -
A Busy Day in an Orange Grove, c. 1910
People working in an orchard, harvesting oranges.
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Mapp's Grove, 1951
Edward Mapp (1887-1969) takes a look at oranges on a tree at his grove in Palm City.
Mapp and his wife arrived as newlyweds in Stuart in 1912, to take up residence on their property in the St. Lucie Inlet Farms. Later he worked at the newspaper and as a realtor. Published in the Stuart News (9 Jan 1964) -
Grove portrait, c. 1925
Mark Baker, Vermelle Fulton (later Baker) and Ervin Fulton pose next to a pile of oranges at Baker grove on Sewall's Point. The Baker grove was located on a homestead first established by William H. Baker in 1880. The homestead also became the site of the Waveland Post Office soon thereafter. The Baker property was located near where the Stuart causeway starts on the east side Sewall’s Point. Mark and Vermelle Baker later moved to Palm City, where Vermelle became the postmaster for more than 17 years. -
Minute Maid Corp. group portrait, c. 1966
Minute Maid Corporation employees pose in front of a row of citrus trees. -
Alfred Michael standing standing in his citrus grove, 1923
Man standing amid oranges or grapefruit trees.
Listed in the Florida Photographic Concern record book 2 (p. 26) as "7507-20 Grapefruit in Pack House Wabasso L." Labeled "A.B. (Alf.) Michael in his grove." Alfred Benjamin Michael was the mate on Walter Kitching's boat, Wave, and settled in Wabasso in 1887.
Duplicate of Thurlow-2024-022-SCC-012 -
Grapefruit tree, 1910
Grapefruit on a tree.
Listed in Florida Photographic Concern record book 1 (p. 33) as "927 Williams Grapefruit, W. Ft. Pierce, 1910 HEH."
Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.
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Walkers Grove citrus tree, 1912
Oranges or grapefruit on a tree. Listed in FPC record book 1 as "4471 Walkers Grove Scenes Vero HE." Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor. -
Williams orange tree, 1911
"Sturdy, Healthy, Heavy-Bearing Fruit Trees Are the Rule Here Near Stuart, Florida."
Listed in Florida Photographic Concern record book 1 as "3463 Williams Orange Tree." Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.
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Seminole Grove citrus trees, 1919
"A Citrus Gold Mine, in this Inlet District, Tributary to Stuart, Fla." Oranges or grapefruit trees. Listed in FPC record book 2 (S) as "7373 Seminole Grove Ft. Pierce Farms 1919 L." Presented by the Stuart Commercial Club to the United States Government Engineers at a public hearing (16 Jan 1923) in Stuart, Florida as part of a report requesting aid for a deep water harbor.