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Cynthia Burnette Haney, 1929

Item

Title

Cynthia Burnette Haney, 1929

Description

Published in Sandra Thurlow's book, Stuart on the St. Lucie (p. 108), with the caption: "Cynthia Burnette Haney was a national figure in the Women's Christian Temperance Union before she settled on the St. Lucie River. In 1929, she was recognized as the state's oldest active newspaper woman by the Florida Newspaper News and continued to write until a few weeks before her death on July 24, 1932. This portrait was used by Catherine Fallis Backus to create a bas relief presented to the Woman's Club of Stuart on Mrs. Haney's 88th birthday, May 1, 1928.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the collections of Gladys Miller Atkisson.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white copy prints

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-haney-003
2026.009

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Cynthia Burnette Haney, 1929,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/18683.