Necessity Shop, 1917
Item
Title
Necessity Shop, 1917
Description
Small building with sign: Necessity Shop. Another sign on ground: "Hancock Insurance Agency." Handwritten over building: "Ladies Only."
This is possibly an outhouse with discarded signs displayed. The Necessity Shop, owned by Susan Kitching, was actually located within Broster Kitching's post office building.
(photo from p. 85 in the Mary McDonald photoalbum)
This is possibly an outhouse with discarded signs displayed. The Necessity Shop, owned by Susan Kitching, was actually located within Broster Kitching's post office building.
(photo from p. 85 in the Mary McDonald photoalbum)
Source
Digital image gift of Stuart Heritage Museum via Alice Luckhardt; originally donated by Karen Hartman Malfregeot.
Contributor
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
Color digital image
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-2024-043-DVD17a-020
2024.043
Coverage
Original Format
Digital image
Collection
Citation
“Necessity Shop, 1917,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/8431.