Martin Digital History

Sheriff Baker signs documents, 1953

Item

Title

Sheriff Baker signs documents, 1953

Description

Outgoing Sheriff G. Marion "Dick" Hancock (1893-1957), chief deputy Joe Woods and newly appointed jailer James Lyles watch Stuart Police Chief, Roy Baker, sign documents. Photo part of a series related to Stuart Police Chief, Roy Baker, transitioning out as chief and into his post as Martin County Sheriff. Published in the Miami Herald (7 Jan 1953)

Source

Scans gift of Sandra Thurlow

Publisher

Miami Herald (Miami, 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; 3.8x4.8 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Thurlow-2024-032-b1-234
2024.032

Original Format

Negatives

Citation

Earl Dyer Ricou (1923-2011), “Sheriff Baker signs documents, 1953,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/7350.