Martin Digital History

Building support structures at flower farm, 1952

Item

Title

Building support structures at flower farm, 1952

Description

One of two images published in the Stuart News (17 Jan 1952) with a caption reading "Here are two scenes from the chrysanthemum-growing tract laid out by Gerald L. Knouse of Bloomsburg, Pa., who is Martin County's newest member of its rapidly expanding flower grower colony. Below, Knouse (left) is assisted by Cecil Hildreth in putting bed-length wires which are criss-crossed with string to hold up the stems."

Source

Scan 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-2025-004-flowers-054
2025.004

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Building support structures at flower farm, 1952,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12118.