Martin Digital History

Phronie Cleveland, c. 1950

Item

Title

Phronie Cleveland, c. 1950

Description

Sophronius Twitchell "Phronie or Fronie" Cleveland (1879-1954) was raised on Merritt Island and lived in Fort Pierce before arriving in Stuart in 1926. He was an outdoorsman, fisherman, and hunter as well as a FEC baggage master and owner of a shooting gallery. He wrote a series of articles for the Stuart News in 1933 under the byline "F.T. Cleveland" describing his experiences hunting, turtling, and fishing in Florida.

Source

Scan gift of Sandra Thurlow, from the collection of the Lyons family.

Rights

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Format

Black and white copy print, 4x6 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Thurlow-2026-009-FFB-lyons-012
2026.009

Coverage

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Phronie Cleveland, c. 1950,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/19002.