Martin Digital History

Accident at Ricou Photo Shop, 1957

Item

Title

Accident at Ricou Photo Shop, 1957

Description

Men examine a white Cadillac after having crashed into the Post Office Arcade. Businesses visible include the Ricou Photo Center, the Little Dress Shop, the U.S. Post Office, Hall's Electric Service, Martin County Cleaners, Pontiac, Dehon Real Estate, Firestone, Western Auto, and Johnson Real Estate, Published in the Stuart News (21 Nov 1957) with the caption: "Driver Edward Liebe hit the gas instead of the brake and this resulted Friday morning. Liebe was unharmed, but damage to the Little Dress Shop window was estimated at $300 and to the car about $500."

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Publisher

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

SHM-2024-043-DVD09-065
2024.043
Thurlow-2025-020-er-226

Coverage

Original Format

Digital image

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Accident at Ricou Photo Shop, 1957,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/11984.