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Grove of citrus trees, 1916
"A young grove of great promise in this inlet district, near Stuart." Man standing amid field of trees. Oranges or grapefruit trees.
Recorded in the Florida Photographic Concern record book #2 (PDF page 57) as "6696-Seminole Grove (1916) Fort Pierce Farms-Lowell"
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. -
Alfred Michael standing standing in his citrus grove, 1923
"Proving indisputably that citrus trees grow well here." Oranges or grapefruit trees. FPC-7515 listed in FPC record book 2 (p. 26) as "7507-20 Grapefruit in Pack House Wabasso L." Print available 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.
Listed in the Florida Photographic Concern record book 2 (PDF page 2) as "American Fruit Growers Wabasso 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.
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Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, c. 1960
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, probably an orange orchard. -
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, c. 1965
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, probably an orange orchard. -
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, c. 1960
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, probably an orange orchard. -
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, c. 1960
Aerial photograph of grove near Indiantown, probably an orange orchard. -
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Rows of orange trees, c. 1905
Rows of orange trees in Eden (Jensen Beach) orange grove. Possible structure visible in the background. This grove may have been part of the Ruxton Plantation. Poor copy. -
Orange grove in Eden, c. 1905
Orange grove in Eden (Jensen Beach). This grove may have been part of the Ruxton Plantation. Poor copy. -
Harvesting of oranges, c. 1950
Orange grove with several workers on tall ladders picking oranges and placing them in sacks worn across their shoulders. Crates filled with oranges are piled up at different spots along the row and machinery visible in the background. Back caption reads: "A typical scene of orange pickers during mid-winter in sunny Florida."