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.
Low quality scan.
Source
Digital image gift of Stuart Heritage Museum originally donated by HSMC.
Contributor
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
Collection
Citation
“Necessity Shop, c. 1915,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/10352.