Float for the Golden Gate Development Company in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926.
Item
Title
Float for the Golden Gate Development Company in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926.
Subject
Description
Float with a chariot, women in Grecian costumes, and paper-mache horses, and sign "Golden Gate." The Golden Gate Development Company built a residential development in Stuart in 1925.
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. The Golden Gate float won a $100 prize for this float.
In celebration of the 1925 establishment of Martin County, the town of Stuart hosted a series of events on 28 and 29 January 1926, including a large parade. Governor John Wellborn Martin attended as special guest. The Golden Gate float won a $100 prize for this float.
Source
Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum; originally donated to SHM by Martha Penhale Cuthbert (1939-2020) in 2014.
Contributor
Rights
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Format
Black and white print; 5.25x3 inches
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-Penhale-014
2023.002
Coverage
Original Format
Photographic print
Collection
Citation
“Float for the Golden Gate Development Company in parade on Flagler Avenue, 28 January 1926.,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/353.