Martin Digital History

Governor Martin speaks at 25th anniversary, 1950

Item

Title

Governor Martin speaks at 25th anniversary, 1950

Description

During a day-long program of events on 11 Nov 1950 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Martin County, an Armistice Day ceremony was conducted at the Martin County courthouse, which included a 15 minute address by former Florida governor John W. Martin, at the podium. Mrs. Martin sits to his left and several government officials stand around the podium, including County Commissioner, Arthur Sims (behind Mrs. Martin), Chamber of Commerce President, R. V. Johnson (right of Sims), Judge Kanner (to the right of Martin), State Senator Evans Crary (right of Kanner), and Mayor of Stuart, Drew W. King (behind Kanner and Crary).

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-044-b1-215
2024.044

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Governor Martin speaks at 25th anniversary, 1950,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/10014.