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Capt. Earl Dare shows off 'Donut,' 1954

Item

Title

Capt. Earl Dare shows off 'Donut,' 1954

Description

Man stands with young donkey in front of a truck branded with Holiday Trailer Park Stuart, Fla. The trailer park opened in 1954 on U.S. 1. Published in the Stuart News (9 Dec 1954) with the caption: "Capt. Earl Dare shows off 'Donut,' a diminutive Mexican burro, which is kept at Holiday Trailer Park as a pet for 'Cookie' Cooke, his 3-year-old grand-daughter."

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-2025-020-er-227
2025.020

Coverage

Original Format

Negatives

Tags

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Capt. Earl Dare shows off 'Donut,' 1954,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/15182.