Martin Digital History

Parking at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956

Item

Title

Parking at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956

Description

Published in the Stuart News (19 Jan 1956) at the official opening of the House of Refuge Museum, with the caption "This was the Start of the Traffic Jamup Sunday. This was the scene at the House of Refuge museum about 2:30 Sunday afternoon as the traffic began to jam up at the end of the road on the island. Within the next hour the cars were queued up as far down the road as the eye could see when the turnout far exceeded expectations and emphasized the need for improvement of the road and museum parking facilities."

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-106
2025.008

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Arthur Ruhnke (1912-1986), “Parking at House of Refuge Museum opening, 1956,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12799.