Boynton Railroad Station, c. 1898

Material Information

Title:: Boynton Railroad Station, c. 1898
Series Title:: Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Creator:: Richard E. Resler ( Photographer )
Donor:: Gift of Bessie Murray.
Publisher:: Boynton Beach Star
Publication Date:: 1897/1899
Physical Description:: 1 albumen print; 6.5 x 4.75 inches on imperial cabinet card 9x7 inches
Physical Location:: Collection A0013, Box 50

Subjects / Keywords:: Railroad stations
Crates
Telegraph offices
Florida East Coast Railway
Portraits, Group
Boynton Beach Photograph Collection
Spatial Coverage:: Florida -- Boynton Beach
Coordinates:: 26.527227 x -80.059741

General Note:: Group of people standing outside the Boynton Florida East Coast Rail station amid crates of tomatoes, under a sign for "Western Union Telegraph Co, Telegraph and Cable Office." Man holding ledgers is Charles W. Pierce (1864-1939); seated on the crates wearing a straw hat is his young son, Charles Jr. (1896-1966), and the woman seated on the platform is his wife, Yallahs Wallack Pierce (1873-1921). Man with the cane on the far right is "Schrader," and the man behind the young boy is "Schrader's partner Honus." Man standing in the mule cart at the far left is Oscar Magnason. Historical note: Charles W. Pierce was a barefoot mailman, postmaster, and Boynton community leader. His memoir Pioneer Life in South Florida was published posthumously, and in 1981 he was named by the Florida Department of State and the Florida League of Cities as a "Great Floridian." Published in the Boynton Beach Star, 18 Oct 1962.
General Note:: Item number: A0013-50-001; Gift of Bessie Murray.