Raising flags at House of Refuge Museum dedication, 1956
Item
Title
Raising flags at House of Refuge Museum dedication, 1956
Description
Crowd watches a flag being raised at an event formally dedicating the House of Refuge as the House of Refuge Museum.
Published in the Stuart News (13 Dec 1956) with a caption: "Up Goes 'Old Glory' at Dedication. Bernard Hodapp, Jr., who decommissioned the House of Refuge as a Coast Guard station in 1945, hauls up the flag at dedication ceremonies in Stuart Sunday. Former Mayor Jim Henry assisted. This flagpole will be placed at the museum."
Published in the Stuart News (13 Dec 1956) with a caption: "Up Goes 'Old Glory' at Dedication. Bernard Hodapp, Jr., who decommissioned the House of Refuge as a Coast Guard station in 1945, hauls up the flag at dedication ceremonies in Stuart Sunday. Former Mayor Jim Henry assisted. This flagpole will be placed at the museum."
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
Publisher
Stuart News (Stuart, Fla.)
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; 2.3x2.3 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2025-008-buildings-079
2025.008
Coverage
Original Format
Negatives
Collection
Citation
Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Raising flags at House of Refuge Museum dedication, 1956,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12772.