Martin Digital History

Group portrait at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956

Item

Title

Group portrait at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956

Description

Published in the Stuart News (19 Jan 1956) with the caption "The Martin County Commission posed for this shot at the height of activities at the new Hutchinson Island museum Sunday afternoon with museum director Val Clear (left). The commissioners are (left to right) C. W. Leighton, Seymour Gideon, E. J. Arnold, E. J. Ricou and Earl G. Knoll."

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; 2.3x2.3 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-008-buildings-096
2025.008

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Group portrait at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12789.