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Capt. Ronnie Hill with fish, c. 1953
Captain Ronnie Hill aboard his charter boat Miss Jensen which he purchased in 1952. He docked her at the Frazier Creel Marina on U.S. 1 in Stuart. -
Capt. Ed Thompson with catch, c. 1925
Two photos of Capt. Ed Thompson with his catch. -
Captain Charles A. Plumb, c. 1923
Ship captain Charles Alfred Plumb (1871-1957) smoking a pipe at the helm of a boat. Plumb lived in Stratford Connecticut and Stuart/Port Sewall. Handwritten on back: "Worked for Martin Mahoneys" -
Charles McLane, c. 1935
Charles McLane (1877-1965), boat captain for William Carnegie.Tags Ship captains -
Percy and Bess Andrews on boat, c. 1914
Family on boat "Kentucky" with the captain. Left to right: Capt. H.I. Allen, Bess Andrews, sons Gordon, Ernest, Fred, and Percy Andrews. Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Sewall's Point (p. 102). -
Newlyweds on boat, 1949
Newlyweds New York Mayor, William O'Dwyer and Elizabeth Sloan Simpson depart on the Almar II boat. Boat's captain stands next to the couple and controls the helm on the top deck of the boat. According to the Stuart News (22 Dec. 1949), the couple took an eight day honeymoon cruise onboard the Almar II. -
Boat captain in conversation at a dock, 1949
Boat captain speaks with a man on the dock. St. Lucie River and Roosevelt Bridge with open drawbridge in the background. -
Gathered around the helm, Summer 1931
Group portrait standing next to the helm of a ship. Edythe Willoughby stands second to left and Hugh Willoughby II stands all the way to the right, next to the ship's captain. Copy owned by Debra Frieden labeled "Andy Alexander" by Edythe Willoughby. -
Addison Alexander Whiticar holding a pipe, c. 1965
Ad Whiticar arrived in Martin County in about 1917 and was an early charter boat captain, with a fleet of seven boats. His sons continued the Whiticar Boat business for many years.
Published in the Stuart News (29 Dec 1966). Incorrectly identified in the Florida Cracker Sampler as George Curtis Whiticar. -
Captain R. H. Knapp, 1936
Portrait of Captain Knapp piloting a vessel. Captain Knapp hailed from Port Huron, Michigan where he navigated the waters of the Great Lakes for a towing company. Knapp and his wife often spent winters in the Stuart area. Poor copy.