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Dennis S. Hudson Sr., c. 1970
Dennis S. Hudson Sr. founded the Citizens Bank of Stuart in 1933 and served as its president. The Citizens Bank of Stuart later became the First National Bank of Stuart and eventually Seacoast Bank.Tags Business people -
Julia D. Tuttle, c. 1900
Julia DeForest Sturtevant Tuttle (1849-1898), a Miami business owner who was significant in the development of Miami.Tags Business people -
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Mrs. Chisholm, 1935
Anna and her husband William Chisholm established a simple hamburger stand in 1927. This became a small chain of restaurants throughout Florida. It was the first restaurant in Stuart to install air conditioning in 1939 and became the Meadows Restaurant in 1955. -
Bound for the West Indies, 1923
E. A. Fuge, Stanley Kitching, Emil Svilokas, Capt. Reynolds, Charles Glass and George Green bound for West Indies, May 23, 1923 -
Willard M. Kiplinger, c. 1960
Portrait of Willard M. Kiplinger who donated land for the Stuart Woman's Club and the Martin County Public Library building.Tags Business people -
Edward F. Miller, 1962
Studio portrait of Edward F. Miller, owner of Miller Flower Farm. -
Richard G. Hupfel, 1962
Studio portrait of Richard G. Hupfel, owner of H&H Lily Growers in Stuart. -
Hupfel Family portrait, 1968
Hupfel Family portrait. Man seated with a child on his lap is likely Otto Hupfel (1882-1969), who was the first to grow lilies in Martin County and owned a flower farm in Palm City, beginning in the mid-1940s. With the help of his son Richard, H &H Lily Growers became the largest lily growing business in the country by the 1960s. The man on the right is likely Otto's other son, Walter Mott Hupfel (1908-1978), who also worked in the family business and later started his own flower farm on Monterey Road. The individual on the left may be Walter’s son, Walter Mott Hupfel Jr. (1934-2012). -
Clifford M. Luce, 1968
Studio portrait of Clifford M. Luce, owner of Luce Flower Farm, which he started in 1951. Luce was also elected supervisor of the Martin Soil Conservation District in 1953.