Palm City picnic dinner, January 1913
Item
Title
Palm City picnic dinner, January 1913
Description
Large gathering for a New Year's picnic dinner in Palm City.
The Palm Beach County Land Company ran advertisements in the Palm Beach newspapers, offering a free New Years dinner to those interested in buying land at $50 per acre in Palm City. As seen in the photograph, many people took advantage of the offer and made the trip from West Palm to partake in the picnic dinner and set eyes on the land up for purchase at Palm City Farms.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 147) as "4575 Dinner table, Chillingworth, Palm City, Fla., FGH"
The Palm Beach County Land Company ran advertisements in the Palm Beach newspapers, offering a free New Years dinner to those interested in buying land at $50 per acre in Palm City. As seen in the photograph, many people took advantage of the offer and made the trip from West Palm to partake in the picnic dinner and set eyes on the land up for purchase at Palm City Farms.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 147) as "4575 Dinner table, Chillingworth, Palm City, Fla., FGH"
Source
Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow.
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 print, 5x7 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Thurlow-2025-039-hill-015
2025.039
FPC 4575
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Citation
Frederick Grant Hill (1882-1973) and Florida Photographic Concern (Ft. Pierce, Fla.), “Palm City picnic dinner, January 1913,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/16784.