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Promotional booklet for vacationing and retiring in Martin County, circa 1960

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Promotional booklet for vacationing and retiring in Martin County, circa 1960

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State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Description

Two booklets in one. Half the booklet contains promotional material for vacationing in Martin County. The other half, printed in reverse, contains promotional material for retiring in Martin County.

Date

1960 (circa)

Creator

Martin County Board of Commissioners

Publisher

Martin County Advertising Commission (Fla.)

Contributors

Ruhnke, Arthur
Lyons, Ernest

Format

Booklets

Title

Promotional booklet for vacationing and retiring in Martin County, circa 1960

Subject

Vacations

Retirement

Beaches

Fishing

Swimming}Boating

Sailfish fishing

Boats and boating

Real property

Rodeos

Hunting

Gardening

Weather

Agriculture

Parents' and teachers' associations

Church

Cost and standard of living

Description

Two booklets in one. Half the booklet contains promotional material for vacationing in Martin County. The other half, printed in reverse, contains promotional material for retiring in Martin County.

Creator

Martin County Board of Commissioners

Source

State Library of Florida, Florida Ephemera Collection

Publisher

Martin County Advertising Commission (Fla.)

Date

1960 (circa)

Contributor

Ruhnke, Arthur

Lyons, Ernest

Format

booklets

Language

eng-US

Type

text

Identifier

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Coverage

Postwar Florida (1945-1968)

Geographic Term

Martin County (Fla.)

Hutchinson Island (Fla.)

Saint Lucie River (Fla.)

Indian River (Fla.)

Stuart (Fla.)

Jensen Beach (Fla.)

Hobe Sound (Fla.)

Salerno (Fla.)

Palm City (Fla.)

Rio (Fla.)

Sewall's Point (Fla.)

Indiantown (Fla.)

Jupiter Island (Fla.)

Saint Lucie Inlet (Fla.)

Intracoastal Waterway (Fla.)

Manatee Pocket (Fla. : Bay)

Saint Lucie Canal (Fla.)

Lake Okeechobee (Fla.)

Port Mayaca (Fla.)

Okeechobee Waterway (Fla.)

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topic

Tourism and Promotion

Subject - Corporate

Miss Harris' Florida School (Palm City, Fla.)

Circle-T Rodeo (Indiantown, Fla.)

Bessemer Properties (Fla.)

Elks (Fraternal order)

Lions Clubs International

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Civitan International

Rotary International

Kiwanis International

Daughters of the American Revolution

United Daughters of the Confederacy

American Legion

American Legion.Auxillary

Boy Scouts of America

Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Civic Air Patrol

Freemasons

United States Junior Chamber

American Red Cross

National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

WSTU--radio station (FLa.)

The Stuart News (Fla.)

Florida East Coast Railroad

Seaboard Air Line Railway

Florida Greyhound Lines

Marin County Airport (Fla.)

Martin County Hospital (Fla.)

Martin County Health Department (Fla.)

Subject - Person

Reed, Joseph Verner

Reed, Joseph Verner, Mrs.

Chicago Manual of Style

Martin County Board of Commissioners. Promotional booklet for vacationing and retiring in Martin County, circa 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351182>, accessed 9 May 2025.

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Martin County Board of Commissioners. Promotional booklet for vacationing and retiring in Martin County, circa 1960. 1960 (circa). State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 9 May. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/351182>

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Florida Memory is a digital outreach program providing free online access to select archival records from collections housed in the State Library and Archives of Florida. Florida Memory digitizes materials that illuminate the state's history and culture.

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Florida Memory is funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida's LSTA program is administered by the Department of State's Division of Library and Information Services.

For FY2024-25, the percentage of total costs for the Florida Memory program financed with federal money is 66%; the federal dollar amount to be spent on the program is $614,955. This program does not receive any non-governmental funding.

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