Martin Digital History

Necessity Shop, c. 1915

Item

Title

Necessity Shop, c. 1915

Description

Small building, possibly an outhouse, with sign "The Necessity Shop" on top and "News Stand" at bottom. Published in Alice Luckhardt's book Stuart: Images of America (2016) with the caption: "Susan Kitching's Necessity Shop was actually located in Broster Kitching's post office building. The shop's sign was often removed and placed in other locations, especially at Halloween, by the local young people."

Low quality scan.

Source

Digital image gift of Stuart Heritage Museum originally donated by HSMC.

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white digital image

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2024-043-DVD14-036
2024.043

Coverage

Original Format

Digital image

Citation

“Necessity Shop, c. 1915,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/10352.