Martin Digital History

Sailfish Club award presentation, 1955

Item

Title

Sailfish Club award presentation, 1955

Description

Several people around a table for a Sailfish Club award presentation. Woman holding up a fishing pole prize may be Jean Stark. According to the Stuart News, Jean Stark won several local fishing tournaments over the years, including the top prize fishing reel for the Sailfish Club's 1st annual light tackle sailfish tournament held in 1955. She also won another sailfish rod for earning the largest number of points on the first day of the tournament that same year. Seated second from right is Ralph Hartman, Jr.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.

Date

Rights

In Copyright - Rights-holder(s) Unlocatable or Unidentifiable The Martin County Library System believes this Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this Item, either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/

Format

Black and white negative; 4x5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2025-020-er-118
2025.020

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Sailfish Club award presentation, 1955,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/14916.