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Toddler in wheelbarrow of coconuts, 1917
Toddler Celia Taylor seated in a wheelbarrow filled with coconuts. -
Josephine and John Taylor with car, 1916
Josephine and John Taylor alongside an automobile while visiting Winter Park, Florida during the summer 1916. -
Handshake after election, 1936
Two men shake hands in front of a Stuart storefront after the election of Florida Governor Fred P. Cone. The men appear to be standing on the corner of Flagler Avenue, possibly in front of the Theodore Dehon & Son real estate & insurance storefront. The man on the left pushed George W. Parks, Sr. (front right) in a wheelbarrow to settle a bet he lost about the election for governor. -
Election day wheelbarrow ride, 1936
George W. Parks, Sr. sits in wheelbarrow near a postal and telegraph storefront in Stuart after Fred P. Cone was elected governor of Florida on November 3, 1936. Parks won a bet that Cone would win the election and as a result, the loser of the bet had to push the winner (Parks) around town. -
Campaign for governor, 1936
Man identified as Mr. Parks on the back of the photograph, sits in a wheelbarrow. The man in the wheelbarrow is likely George W. Parks Sr. (1876-1943), who opened the George Parks General Merchandise Store (Stuart Heritage Museum building). A campaign poster for Fred P. Cone is attached to wheelbarrow as it was wheeled around on election day, November 3, 1936, after Fred P. Cone won the race for governor of Florida. Cone served as Florida's governor from January of 1937 through January of 1941. According to a note on the back of the photo, George Parks won a bet that Cone would win the election and the loser of the bet had to push the winner around in a wheelbarrow on election day. View of H. C. Rue Sweet Shop in Stuart in the background. -
Wheelbarrow of coconuts, 1942
Man holds a wheelbarrow with a basket of coconuts inside it. The man may be Louis Bell Edason (1916-1988) at Ruxton/Maribel Plantation. -
Wheelbarrow of coconuts, 1942
Woman sits on the edge of a wheelbarrow holding a basket of coconuts. -
Dog in wheelbarrow, 1964
A young man, possibly Lee Arrance, holds up a wheelbarrow with a dog sitting in it. Poor copy. -
Child in wheelbarrow near the Kimberly Apartments, 1915
A woman holding an umbrella and a child in a wheelbarrow, near the Kimberly Apartments. Poor quality scan.
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Four men around a wheelbarrow, c. 1935
Four men, including William "Daddy Bill" Holmes (1904-1975) on far right.Tags Wheelbarrows