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Boys depart for conservation camp, 1954

Item

Title

Boys depart for conservation camp, 1954

Description

Boys line up to board a bus for a fishing trip. Bus driver and another man stand with the boys. At least two of the boys carry fishing poles and sack lunches.

Published in the Stuart News (15 July 1954) with the caption: "Nine local boys left here Sunday morning for a week's camping at Lake Eaton in Ocala National Forest. They are members of the new Junior Conservation Club here, and the camp is operated by the State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Shown about to board the bus are (left to right) Douglas Stewart, Tommy Christopher, George Thomas, John Hamison, Billy Christopher and Jerry Randolph. Three already aboard and not shown are Arthur Dehon Jr., 'Bud' Stephenson and Ernest Higbee Jr."

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

Thurlow-2025-008-subjects-275
2025.008

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Boys depart for conservation camp, 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/13725.