Martin Digital History

Brownie troop on fire truck, 1955

Item

Title

Brownie troop on fire truck, 1955

Description

Arthur Ruhnke captured this photo of a brownie troop on a fire truck, and it was published in the Stuart News (10 Nov 1955) with caption: "These 25 members of Brownies Troop 3, led by Mrs. J. S. Greenlees, Mrs. W. E. Wheeler and Mrs. H. G. Kindred got a first-hand look around the Stuart fire station during their weekly meeting last Thursday afternoon. At right is Fire Chief John Mann." The news article also lists the girl's names: Alice Jones, Becky Greenless, Joanne Wheeler, Macy Lavene, Linda Tucker, Barbara Murray, Carol Ashley, Virginia Mayes, Karen Broome, Nancy McCormick, Sandy Dale, Terry McCormick, Sharon West, Pauline Jones, Martha Csekey, Susan Simmons, Patsy Pence, Margie Ashley, Joanne Andrews, Lynn Wheeler, Jo Schwab, Clair Dumich, Becky Savage, Kitty Kindred, Lynn O'Kelly and Arden Brannan.

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Publisher

The Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)

Date

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 negative, 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-044-b2-164
2024.044

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Brownie troop on fire truck, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/11078.