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SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDTitleSEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONPreferred Citation Sexton Family Collection, Archive Center, Indian River County Main Library, Vero Beach, Florida.DonationRalph SextonDate:20 April 2008Accession No. 2008.6Acquisition Information / Provenance: Sexton family photographs and documents were donated to the library by Ralphand his wife Christine Sexton. The majority of the collection can be attributed tothe father Waldo Sexton who settled in Indian River County about 1914.CreatorVarious members of the Sexton family, including Waldo and his children.(Vol: RLS; Updated F/A 6/7/19).RepositoryIndian River County Main Library, Archive Center1600 21st Street, Vero Beach, Florida, 32960Telephone: 772-770-5060 x5Email: genealogy@irclibrary.orgLocationArchive Center and Genealogy Department, 2nd Floor, Indian River County Main LibraryArrangementFamily information, ephemera, newspaper articles are in box one. Photographs and postcardsarranged by topic and numbered consecutively are in box two and three. Also includes postcardsabout the Driftwood Inn. Box four is family mementos and documents collected by Waldo E. Sexton.Datesc.a. 1885-2012Historical NoteWaldo E. Sexton was an entrepreneur who traveled to many places and collected items for hisunusual buildings located in Vero Beach, Florida. He was named to the list of “Great Floridians” inSEX 02-0 by the Florida Department of State. Born in Shelby County, Indiana, he graduated fromhigh school and attended Purdue University.In 1918, Waldo Sexton married Elsebeth Adelina Martens in Jacksonville, Florida. He had fourchildren: Mary Jacqueline Sexton, married Jack Daley; Barbara Louise Sexton married John RobertTripson; Ralph Waldo Sexton married 1) Hildegard Barrett, 2) Carol Wetherby, 3) Janet ChristinePage 1 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDale; Charles Randolph Sexton married 1) Eleanor Graves, 2) Audrey Graves. The Buckinghamfamily is related through the mother of Waldo Sexton.Scope & Content Contains photographs, postcards, ephemera, newspapers, periodicals, family research,Index TermsSexton FamilySexton, Waldo 1885-1967Tripson FamilyMartens FamilyDaley FamilyBuckingham FamilyMcKee Jungle GardensDriftwood InnOcean GrillIndian River County (Fla.) – GenealogyVero Beach, Indian River County, (Fla.) – HistoryFranklin Park, Cook County, IllinoisGarden Club of Indian River CountySexton Arms Club – Apartment buildingBarber, Ohio Columbus (1841-1920)Barberton, OhioAccessUnrestricted. The entire collection is open for research. Gloves and clean hands are required.Barcode32901002186543Page 2 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDBOX 1 – SEXTON FAMILY HISTORY; NEWSPAPER ARTICLESFolder #1 – SEXTON FAMILY HISTORYSEX 01-01-01Sexton Family Pedigree Chart and Family Group SheetsSEX 01-01-02Sexton (Seson) Family Census recordsSEX 01-01-03Walter Samuel Buckingham (Waldo’s family)SEX 01-01-04Sexton Family ObituariesSarah Sexton – July 12, 1929Waldo E. Sexton – December 28, 1967Elsebeth Sexton – April 17, 1986John R. Tripson – July 14, 1997Barbara Sexton Tripson – December 23, 2003Charles Randolph Sexton – March 6, 2005Ralph Waldo Sexton – September 11, 2014SEX 01-01-05SEX 01-01-06SEX 01-01-07SEX 01-01-08SEX 01-01-09SEX 01-01-10SEX 01-01-11SEX 01-01-12SEX 01-01-13SEX 01-01-14SEX 01-01-15SEX 01-01-16SEX 01-01-17SEX 01-01-18William Sexton (Sexson) and Leah FreeIsaac Sexton and Hannah MorganEnoch Sexton and Phoebe StansberryIsaac Sexton and Sarah A. BuckinghamWaldo Emmerson Sexton and Elsebeth Louisa Martens1. Profile Mrs. Ralph Waldo Sexton. Indian River Magazine. January 1974. Vol. 1. No. 8 P. 38-392. “Waldo Emerson Sexton, Fountaintown, IN (small article describing his personality andeducation.Elsebeth L. Martens Sexton Family and Census recordsChadwick’s History of Shelby County, Indiana – Sexton Family“Andreu – Sexton” Vero Beach Magazine Feb 2014 – Wedding of Michael Sexton and Felicia AndreuWaldo Sexton’s Education- Purdue Alumni Register 1912-1916Waldo Sexton’s Travels – Passenger lists, etc.Waldo Sexton’s Businesses / Affiliates / ClubsSexton PropertyWaldo Sexton Probate/WillVero Heritage, Inc. Presents the 1st Annual IRC Pioneer FamilyRecognition Dinner Honoring the Waldo Sexton Family – March 24, 2000Page 3 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDSEX 01-01-19SEX 01-01-20Waldo Sexton and the Barberton, Ohio farm. Employed by Ohio Columbus Barber (1841-1920) from1911 to 1913.Obituary Index 1912-2014 –Page 137 0f 2355 Aug 7 2014Folder #2 – SEXTON ARTICLES, EPHEMERA, EVENTS & MISCELLANEOUSSEX 01-02-01Great Floridians 2000 – ApplicationSEX 01-02-02Pioneer Dinner 2000SEX 01-02-03The Driftwood Suite – Waldo’s songSEX 01-02-04Down on the Farm – Indian River Magazine Jan/Feb 2007 – Ralph Sexton, son of Waldo.SEX 01-02-05When the Mountain Came to Vero Beach – Vero Beach Magazine Nov/Dec 1999 by Sean SextonSEX 01-02-06Urban Cowboys – GulfStreamMediaGroup.com March 2007 by Mary Schenkel (Sexton ranch)SEX 01-02-07Waldo’s World – Intriguing landmarks distinguish Vero Beach Island Life, July 2002 by Geoff GabrielSEX 01-02-08Welcome to Waldo’s World Indian River Magazine Jan/Feb 2007SEX 01-02-09Family Saves Mizner Treasures from Rubble Palm Beach News (online) May 27, 2007SEX 01-02-10Sean Sexton Gives Expression to His life Sebastian Sun Week of April 28, 1995 by Diane MurraySEX 01-02-11Standing the Test of Time: The Architecture of Waldo E. Sexton Treasure Coast Almanac Vol. 7Issue 3 Jul/Aug/Sep 2002 by Geoff GabrielSEX 01-02-12Waldo E. Sexton Florida’s Hibiscus City: Vero Beach by J. Noble Richards, 1968SEX 01-02-13Sexton Ranch Protected Indian River Land Trust: News and Happenings[http://indianriverlandtrust.org] Downloaded 7/31/2007SEX 01-02-14A Brief History of Waldo E. Sexton (1885-1967) printed by the Driftwood Inn and ResortSEX 01-02-15House Party Hotel Lincoln-Mercury Times Nov/Dec 1950 by Theodore Pratt (Driftwood Inn)SEX 01-02-16Reprint from House Beautiful June 1960. Several copies were made on cardstock to make availableto patronsSEX 01-02-17Watch Out – Artists in Residence Vero Beach Magazine Dec 2013SEX 01-02-18Sexton Legacy Extends Far Beyond Landmarks. Indian River News. Holiday 2013, Vol. 8 #5SEX 01-02-19Day Trippin’ with Patti and Vicki Bus Tour, July 23, 2014 – Four page handoutSEX 01-02-20The Walls According to Waldo – Vero Beach Magazine Sep/Oct 2005 (Szechuan Palace or TurfClub)SEX 01-02-21Remembering Ralph Sexton – Vero’s Voice November 2014 by Jason Redmon. (3 pages)SEX 01-02-22The Sextons Are Entrepreneurs Of the Year –Vero Beach Magazine May 2015SEX 01-02-23The Poet Laureate of Indian River County – Vero Beach Magazine Apr 2017SEX01-02-24Letter from Waldo Sexton to ElsebethPage 4 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDFolder #3 – NEWSPAPER ARTICLESDATENEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownUnknown1913 DecIndian River Farmerp.111913 DecIndian River Farmerp.121914 Jul 31Fort Pierce News1914 Sep 4Fort Pierce News1914 Dec 4Fort Pierce News1914 Dec 11Fort Pierce News1914 Dec 181915 Feb 13Fort Pierce NewsFort Pierce News1915 Sep 101915 Oct 1Fort Pierce NewsSt. Lucie County Tribune1916 May 12St. Lucie County Tribune1916 May 121916 May 191917 Feb 21917 Feb 2St. Lucie County TribuneSt. Lucie County TribuneSt. Lucie County TribuneSt Lucie County Tribune1917 Mar 23St. Lucie County Tribune1917 Jun 151917 Jun 29St. Lucie County TribuneSt. Lucie County Tribune1917 Aug 101918 Aug 271924 Jan 27The Fort Pierce NewsSt .Lucie County TribuneDaily Herald, Chicago, ILARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasAn Agricultural Expert’s Opinion of Indian River Farms – Nov 16, 1913letter from W. E. Sexton to A. M. HillClippings from Vero: Mr. W. E. Sexton of Cleveland, Ohio arrived inVero to demonstrate Spaulding Tilling Machine.Growers Association Holds Good Meeting – Bert SextonAttractive Farm Names Being chosen by SettlersGrowers Association Discusses Plans for FairBig Crowd Comes to Vero on the Regular Excursion (Isaac Sexton ofFountaintown, IN, arrived Bert Sexton departed Sunday morning for Shelbyville, IN.Father of Vero Men Dies in Indiana (Isaac Sexton, father of Bert Sextonof Vero and his brother, W. E. Sexton )Have Fine Growth Forage Crops Sexton Bros., farmMost Important Recent Real Estate transfers: W.E. Sexton, Cuyahoga 41.34 acres of the Indian River Farms tractMovement is Set on Foot to Make Vero an Important Potato-GrowingSectionVero: The Vero Growers’ Association met Prospectus Issued Vero Beach Company W. E. Sexton is now living in his new bungalow Vero: Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Martens and daughter, Miss ElizabethMartens from Franklin Park, IL, came to Vero last week Vero: A. L. Brocksmith and daughter, Mrs. Charles H. Martens anddaughter motoredSexton and Humiston HostsMrs. Bohart and son, James Bohart, had as dinner gustsWednesday Miss Elsebeth Martens, Messrs. W. E. SextonSexton Fills 32-ton Silo West of VeroSexton-Martens Wedding Plans as given out hereFranklin ParkPage 5 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown1924 Mar 271924 Mar 271928 Aug 71929 Jul 121930 Nov 141931 Feb 31937 Dec 1719381940 May 311944 Nov 171947 Jan 41952 May 191953 Mar 221953 Dec 131954 Mar 141956 Feb 6NEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownVero PressVero PressVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalMiami NewsVero Beach Press JournalMiami NewsCourier-Express, Buffalo, NYThe Miami HeraldThe Miami HeraldARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasVisiting Player Get Vero OrangesVero Man is Among Important Florida DevelopersProgress makes its Silver Trail – Royal Park Co., pres. Walter SextonMrs. Sarah Sexton Passes AwayWaldo E. Sexton, DeveloperSixth Grade Enters Junior HighGardens Creator and WriterProgress Edition: Waldo Sexton Will Remember This (Barn)To Receive DegreeMiss Barbara Sexton WedsBackyard Cow (Little Guinea Cow)Mini-Moos Make Mogul’s Moola[Photo] Vero Beach, March 21—Waldo E. Sexton (art contest)Luxurious JunkpileDriftwood Inn’s Unique, and So Is Owner WaldoVero Beach Mountain Strictly Man-Made(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)1956 Mar 22Vero Beach Press Journal1956 Mar 29Vero Beach Press Journal1956 Mar 29Vero Beach Press Journal5SEX 02- View Exhibit of Vero Beach Art Club; 188 Pictures Shown by52 Artists (OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)“Pearl of the Coast,” New Vero Beach “Mountain,” Will Serve asLandmark (OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)Advertisement for McKee Jungle Gardens pg. 7 B(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)1956 Mar 29Vero Beach Press JournalAdvertisement for the Ocean Grill1956 Jul 19Miami HeraldSexton’s Mountain in Danger; He Opens Maneuvers to Save “Pearl”1957 Sep 1Palm Beach Post-Times(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)Vero’s Colorful Citizen Up to Another of His Projects (Turf Club)(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)1958 Aug 281958 Nov 6Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalSexton Offers Reward for Vandal’s ArrestHats Off To VB’s Waldo SextonPage 6 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown1958 Nov 131967 Dec 281971 Dec 12NEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalNew York Times1971 Dec 121972 Oct 221983 Jun 61984 Mar 251986 Apr 191987 Jan 81987 Oct 41987 Oct 311989 Apr 161989 Jun 41989 Aug 31990 Sep 13New York Times & VBPJTropical Home GuideVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press Journal1991 Jul 81992 Apr 261993 May 101993 Jun 61993 Jun 91993 Jun 261993 Oct 311994 May 231994 Sep 171995 Jun 11997 Jul 141998 MarVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach MagazineARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasThanks FolksWaldo E. Sexton Last Rites HeldThey Call It ‘The Damndest Place You Ever Saw’ – On The BeachWhere Turtles Come To CryReprint: No title article about Vero Beach and WaldoThe Last Legacy of Waldo SextonVero Pioneer Remembers Early DaysWaldo Sexton Is SubjectPioneer Elsebeth Sexton Passes Away At Age 96Some Quiet TimeMartinelli, SextonLocal Residents Recall Ghostly ExperiencesNursery Specializes In Grown TreesPicture of the Past: Birth of A BarnBulls, Art: Sexton’s Natural MixDancing Through Life: Sexton Finds Release in World Of GracefulMotion (OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #1)Home on the RangeSexton, Garretson MarryPeople to Watch: Sean SextonWhere’s Waldo’s Mountain?Driftwood Inn May Get Historic StatusHome on the Range : County’s cattle industry survives Ghosts of the Treasure CoastSexton’s Flair For the Unusual Is EvidentSexton’s Legacy Thrives In Unusual BuildingsArea Citrus Groves Blossom Into WealthObituary: John Tripson“Out of the Blue” (Sean Sexton)Page 7 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown1998 AprNEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownVero Beach Magazine1999 May 71999 Nov 92000 Mar 12000 Jul 302000 Sep 3Vero Beach IslanderVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasOspreys circled the lakeside looking for their fresh water dinner – SeanSextonRenaissance Rancher – Sean SextonThey’re Champs Of the Century Waldo Sexton Waldotecture (OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #2)Look Back in Time: Hauling CitrusEarthy Ephemeralist(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #2)2000 Nov 122001 Dec 102001 Dec 122002 Feb 112002 Jun 102002 Jun 242002 Jul 15Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press Journal2002 Sep 92002 Sep 292002 Dec 1Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalThey Make Whole Known As WaldotectureNew Book Traces Steps of Pioneer Sexton (Waldo)Waldo Sexton Book Shows CharacterRead Sean Sexton’s Account of ‘Waldo’s Mountain’The Architecture of Waldo E. SextonArtist Sean Sexton To Exhibit At Naples Art CenterRalph W. Sexton: Leading Vero Beach’s Pioneer Family into the 21stCenturyVero Beach Artist Sean Sexton Brings Hope to Troubled TeensArt And Agriculture: Cattleman captures his culture in etchings.Once Upon A Hippie – Jens Tripson(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #2)2002 Dec 222003 - 20042003 May 52003 Sep 22003 Jul 112005 Mar 72005 Mar 182006 Sep 82006 Sep 112006 Sep 12Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalHometown NewsVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalLook Back in Time: The Great WaldoMy Memories go back lifetimeSexton to join Beach Committee – Ralph SextonSexton’s Efforts ‘Outstanding’Look Back In Time: The genius of Waldo SextonCitrus leader Sexton dies – Randy SextonSexton worked, Played hard – Randy SextonCommunity to celebrate Ralph Sexton’s birthdayCome Celebrate Ralph W. Sexton’s BirthdaySexton to chronicle family historyPage 8 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown2006 Sep 212006 Sep 222006 Oct 162006 Nov 52006 Nov 252007 Jan 4NEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownVero Beach Press JournalHometown NewsVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press Journal2007 Jan 13Vero Beach Press Journal2007 Jan 17Vero Beach Press Journal2007 Jan 212007 Feb 92007 Feb 102007 Feb 212007 Mar 292007 May 272007 May 272007 Oct 15Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalPalm Beach NewsVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press JournalARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasSexton family wants land legacyCounty honors Ralph SextonRalph Waldo Sexton DaySexton’s HonoredActivist resigns from committee; Ralph Sexton stepping down.Panel: Sexton rights worth it: Land Acquisition Advisory Committeerecommends county pay 12 million to prevent future development onVero pioneers’ cattle ranchWill Indian River purchase a jewel of conservation? Treasure HammockRanch would cost county 12 MillionDecision on Sexton ranch delayed: Public hearing on conservation planwill be continued Feb. 20.County plans to buy preserveSexton ranch drops in value; little effect on rights purchaseSexton offers tours if county buys rightsCounty buys Sexton ranch rightsCounty advisory committee considers land preservation dealFamily saves Mizner treasures from rubbleLook back in time: Waldo Sexton at workFor Treasure Coast counties, how will the long-neglected west be won?(OVERSIZE – INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HISTORY BOX #2)2008 June 22008 June 6Vero Beach Press JournalVero Beach Press Journal2008 Nov 22009 Jul 212009 Oct 42009 Oct 192010 Mar 262010 Apr 15Vero Beach Press JournalMountain DemocratVero Beach Press JournalTreasure Coast PalmVero Beach Press JournalVero Beach 32963Tour an old-style cattle ranchDocumentary offers ‘first-hand, close-up look’ at county’s cattle-ranchingrootsLook back in time: 1914 Waldo Sexton’s demonstration“Happy Birthday, Mom” by Chris DaleyRemember When: Memories abound from stay at one of Waldo’s ownWaldo Sexton’s successful business legacy continuesGardening, ‘Waldo’s Way’An old Florida family leaves legacy of art, landPage 9 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown2010 Apr 152010 Nov 182012 Oct 172012 Nov 72013 Aug 5NEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownVero Beach 32963Vero Beach 32963NewsweeklyNewsweeklyTreasure Coast Newspapers2013 Aug 212014 July 232014 Sep 112014 Sep 12Treasure Coast NewspapersNewsweeklyTreasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast Newspapers2014 Sep 122014 Sep 152014 Sep 172014 Sep 17Treasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast NewspapersNewsweeklyNewsweekly2014 Sep 182014 Sep2015 Feb2015 Mar 12015 Mar 62015 Mar 112015 Mar 16NewsweeklyVero Beachside NewsNewsweeklyTreasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast NewspapersNewsweeklyLuminaries2016 Aug 182016 Aug 272017 Jan 272017 Sep 182017 Nov 15Treasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast NewspapersTreasure Coast NewspapersNewsweeklyARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasDesign district blossoms with aid of island art loversSexton poems focus on raw life of cattle ranchingDiscovering Waldo’s Secret GardenDocumentary film features rancher Sean SextonRise of the Treasure Coast: Longtime residents share memories ofarea’s development;Striving to keep agriculture in our futureSexton ranch possible national landmarkSee what in the world Waldo builtVero Beach Pioneering family patriarch, cattleman Ralph Sexton diesPioneering family patriarch dies: Vero Beach’s Ralph Sexton, whosefamily settled here in 1914, was 86.Three generation family photo: Ralph, son Sean, grandson Michael.Obituary: Ralph SextonEnd of an Era: Ralph Sexton 1927 – 2014.Area pioneer, cattleman, businessman Ralph Sexton helped buildcommunityRalph Sexton: Vero Loses a gentle giantRalph Sexton, 86, Hero to many, diesAn Honest EccentricMarygrace knows best at Orchid Island juice companyJuice Company owners honoredBobby and Marygrace Sexton named 2015 Entrepreneurs of the yearIRSC Foundation names Bobby and Marygrace Sexton ‘Entrepreneursof the year’Photo: Sexton named poet laureateDaughter of citrus legend dies at age 97Historic Driftwood Inn in Vero Beach turning 80This was a good year for Treasure Coast cattle ranchersKindred spiritsPage 10 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDDATEUnknown2017 Dec 25NEWSPAPER TITLEUnknownLuminariesARTICLE TITLELong –Ago ChristmasAdams, Sexton families featured at January history festival in FortPierce, Vero BeachFolder #4 – Garden Club of Indian River County Flower Show at the Sexton homes: #27–28 March 2010No.Article TitleSEX 01-04-01Waldo’s Way Program – Home Standard Flower Show presented by The Garden Club of Indian RiverCounty, Inc. At the original homestead of Waldo Sexton (Tripson family home) 5020 12th Street, VeroBeach, FL. Saturday, March 27, and Sunday March 28, 2010.SEX 01-04-02Flower Show to celebrate Vero Beach Pioneer Waldo Sexton, landmark structures. TCPalm March 25,2010SEX 01-004-03 Photographs taken by Pam Cooper at the flower show. All pictures are also on a DVD-R.0401Roofline and porch of the Tripson/Sexton home.0402Another view of the roofline and porch.0403Bonsai tree?0404Floor and tile on the outside of the home0405Garden with many plants.0406Trees and plants.0407Covered porch with rock garden and plants.0408Dinosaur in the garden.0409Covered porch with several women and plant displays.0410Another view of the dinosaur in the garden.0411Dinosaur head.0412Dinosaur among the trees.0413Another view of dinosaur among the trees.0414DVD Sexton & Tripson House Pictures, Taken at Flower Show, Mar. 2010Page 11 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDBOX 2 – PHOTOGRAPHSPHOTOS #1 – 30 are in a binder, while the remaining photos are in labeled folders (#31 – 238)NO.COLOR SIZEPHOTOGRAPHER DESCRIPTIONAUTHORITY FILESEX 02-001 color8.5x11Cattle among treesCattleSEX 02-002 color5.5x8.5Tree trunks in cattle lotTree trunksSEX 02-003 color5.5x8.5Cattle among treesCattleSEX 02-004 color8.5x11CattleCattleSEX 02-005 color5.5x8.5CattleCattleSEX 02-006 color5.5x8.5Cattle with rancherCattle/rancherSEX 02-007 color5.5x8.5Cattle among treesCattleSEX 02-008 color5.5x8.5TreesTreesSEX 02-009 b/w8.5x11Rancher with cattleRancher/cattleSEX 02-010 b/w8.5x11Bob PalmerRanchers with cattleRanchers/cattleSEX 02-011 b/w8.5x11Newspaper article: TreasureArticleHammock RanchSEX 02-012 b/w8.5x113 ranchersRanchersSEX 02-013 b/w8.5x11Bob Palmer4 ranchers with cattleRanchers/cattleSEX 02-014 b/w8.5x11CattleCattleSEX 02-015 b/w8.5x116 ranchers with dogsRanchersSEX 02-016 b/w8.5x11Boy on horse herding cattleBoy/horse/cattleSEX 02-017 color8x10Note and drawing by MikeNote/drawingSEX 02-018 color4x6Boy sitting on fenceBoySEX 02-019 color4x6CattleCattleSEX 02-020 color4x6Boy herding cattleBoy/cattleSEX 02-021 b/w8.5x11Trees in the woodstreesSEX 02-022 color8.5x11Butterfly on flowerButterfly/flowerSEX 02-023 color8.5x11TreesTreesSEX 02-024 color8.5x11Wild flowersWild flowersSEX 02-025 color4x6Owl in treeOwlSEX 02-026 color4x6Animal tracks in mudAnimal tracksSEX 02-027 color4x6TreesTreesSEX 02-028 color5.5x8.5Sunset with trees in foregroundSunsetPage 12 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.SEX 02-029SEX DESCRIPTIONSunset with trees in foregroundSunset with trees in foregroundAUTHORITY FILESunsetSunsetDESCRIPTIONTripson’s Dairy – Waldo & son-inlaw John Tripson on 12th StreetTripson’s Dairy – Waldo SextonWaldo Sexton Day – November 5,1958 – BandSexton Day parade float – JohnTripson milking cow in front ofBeachland Casino – November 5,1958Waldo Sexton day parade floatdepicting Waldo selling aluminumcooking utensils to Mrs. PotterPalmer, c\Chicago socialite. Hedidn’t know he should have goneto the back door.Sexton Day parade float depictingWaldo and Elsebeth Sexton, infront of Beachland Casino. WaldoSexton following float.Elsebeth & Waldo Sexton withdaughters Jacqueline & BarbaraWaldo Sexton at Sexton Plaza atWaldo Sexton Day (Waldo &Elena K. Meade: according toLogan Tripson Geeslin)AUTHORITY FILESexton & TripsonfamiliesWaldo SextonBandRemaining photos in foldersSexton Family Photos #031 – 040NO.COLOR SIZEPHOTOGRAPHERSEX 02-031 color8x10SEX 02-032SEX 02-033b/wb/w8x108x10Bob PalmerSEX 02-034b/w8x10Bob PalmerSEX 02-035b/w8x10Bob PalmerSEX 02-036b/w8x10Bob PalmerSEX 02-037b/w8x10Bob PalmerSEX 02-038b/w8x10Bob PalmerTripson family, SextonparadeSexton family, Sextonparade. Mrs. PotterPalmerSexton familySexton familySexton familyPage 13 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.SEX 02-039COLORb/wSIZE8x10SEX 02-040b/w8x10Early VB Pictures #041 – 042NO.COLOR SIZESEX 02-041 b/w5x7Photos #043 – 060NO.COLORSEX 02-042 b/wDESCRIPTIONJohn Tripson and mother-in-lawElsebeth SextonWaldo Sexton, “Little Waldo”, &John TripsonAUTHORITY FILESexton & TripsonfamiliesSexton & TripsonfamiliesPHOTOGRAPHERArthur Mayfield HillPhotographyDESCRIPTION“This was on Osceola Blvd betweenMayers Department Store and Ann’sTavern. I was giving demonstrationsof Spaulding Tilling Machine. ToneyYoung at the wheel.” Nov, 1914AUTHORITY FILESexton and YoungfamiliesPHOTOGRAPHERAUTHORITY FILEIndian River Farmsb/w8.5x11SEX 02-044 b/w8.5x11SEX 02-045 b/w5x7SEX 02-046 b/w8.5x11SEX 02-047 b/w8.5x11SEX 02-048 b/w7.5x9.5R.E. BrinckerhoffDESCRIPTION“From Depot to Sleepy Eye Lodge.These people were prospects forIndian River Farms.”Waldo Sexton at McKee Gardenswith Cypress tree stumpMcKee Gardens and Cypress TreestumpMcKee Gardens bringing in CypressTree stumpMcKee Gardens parking lot alongU.S. 1 and Cypress Tree StumpMcKee Gardens building SpanishKitchen. Truesdale (?)McKee Gardens, Stone BridgeSEX 02-049 b/w7.5x9.5R.E. BrinckerhoffMcKee Gardens, Stone BridgeSEX 02-43SIZE5x7PHOTOGRAPHERBob PalmerR.E. BrinckerhoffMcKee Gardens,Waldo SextonMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee Gardens,Spanish KitchenMcKee Gardens,Stone BridgeMcKee Gardens,Stone BridgePage 14 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.COLORSEX 02-050 b/wSIZE7.5x9.5PHOTOGRAPHERR.E. BrinckerhoffDESCRIPTIONMcKee Gardens, Stone BridgeSEX 02-051 b/wSEX 02-052 b/wSEX 02-053 b/w8.5x118.5x118.5x11R.E. BrinckerhoffSEX 02-054 b/wSEX 02-055 b/wSEX 02-056 b/w8.5x118.5x118.5x11R.E. BrinckerhoffMcKee GardensMcKee Gardens and Royal PalmsMcKee Gardens – Waldo Sexton andRoyal PalmsMcKee Gardens and Royal PalmsMcKee Gardens and Royal PalmsCanoeing in McKee GardensSEX 02-057 b/wSEX 02-058 b/wSEX 02-509 b/w8.5x118.5x118.5x11SEX 02-060 b/w8.5x11Photos #061 – 067NO.COLORSEX 02-061 b/wSIZE8x10SEX 02-062 ncernPHOTOGRAPHERR.I. Nesmith andAssociates, N.Y.C.SEX 02-063 color3.5x5.5SEX 02-064 b/w8x10SEX 02-065 b/w8x10Stack PhotographicService, Ft PierceStack PhotographicService, Ft PierceBringing parrots to McKee GardensMonkeys at McKee GardensMonkey and a turkey at McKeeGardensWaldo Sexton and spider monkeys atMcKee GardensDESCRIPTIONMahogany table in front ofwarehouse in New York CityMoving the mahogany table outof New York City warehousePost card: Hall of Giants, McKeeJungle GardensMahogany slab with 15 mensitting and standing on it.Moving mahogany slab.AUTHORITY FILEMcKee Gardens,Stone BridgeMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee Gardens,Sexton FamilyMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee GardensMcKee Gardens,Sexton family,monkeysAUTHORITY FILEMcKee Gardens,mahogany tableMcKee Gardens,mahogany tableMcKee Gardens, Hallof GiantsMcKee Gardens,mahogany tableMcKee Gardens,mahogany tablePage 15 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.COLORSEX 02-066 b/wSIZE8x10SEX 02-067 b/w8x10Photos #068 – 112NO.COLORSEX 02-068 b/wSIZE3.5x5.5SEX 02-069 b/wSEX 02-070 b/w3.5x5.53.5x5.5SEX 02-071 b/wSEX 02-072 b/w3.5x4.53.5x5.5SEX 02-073 b/wSEX 02-074 b/w3.5x5.53.5x5.5SEX 02-075 b/w3.5x5.5SEX 02-076 b/wSEX 02-077 b/wSEX 02-078 b/w3.5x5.53.5x5.53.5x5.5SEX 02-079 b/w3.5x5.5SEX 02-080 b/w3.5x5.5SEX 02-081 b/w3.5x5.5PHOTOGRAPHERStack PhotographicService, Ft PierceStack PhotographicService, Ft PiercePHOTOGRAPHERDESCRIPTIONMoving mahogany slab.Moving mahogany slab.DESCRIPTIONPost card: artistic bust fromCopenhagen, DenmarkPost card: castle in FrancePost card: lifting horse on or offboatMan with drinkPost card: man with reindeer inNorwayPost card: building in NorwayWaldo Sexton sitting on stool inToledo, SpainWaldo Sexton in front ofsculpture at Garden El Greco,SpainWaldo Sexton at El Greco, SpainWaldo Sexton at El Greco, SpainWaldo & Elsebeth Sexton inGranada, Spain 1954Waldo & Elsebeth Sexton inGranada, Spain 1954Waldo & Elsebeth Sexton inGranada, Spain 1954Waldo & Elsebeth Sexton inGranada, Spain 1954AUTHORITY FILEMcKee Gardens,mahogany tableMcKee Gardens,mahogany tableAUTHORITY FILEPost cardPost cardPost cardManPost cardPost cardWaldo SextonWaldo SextonWaldo SextonWaldo SextonSexton FamilySexton FamilySexton FamilySexton FamilyPage 16 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.COLORSEX 02-082 b/wSEX 02-083 b/wSIZE3.5x43.5x5.5SEX 02-084SEX 02-085SEX 02-086SEX 02-087SEX 02-0883.5x43.5x3.53x4.45x78x10b/wcolorb/wb/wb/wSEX 02-089 colorSEX 02-090 b/w8x108x10SEX 02-091 b/w5x7SEX 02-092 b/wSEX 02-093 b/w8x106x9SEX 02-094 b/w8x10SEX 02-095 b/wSEX 02-096 b/w8x108x10SEX 02-097 b/w8x10SEX 02-098 b/w3.5x4SEX 02-099 b/w3.5x4SEX 02-100 b/w3.5x4PHOTOGRAPHERGrady Tyner, VeroBeachWaldwell Jones,Tucson, ArizonaDixie Photo Service,Miami, FLDESCRIPTIONWaldo Sexton on European tripWaldo Sexton shopping onEuropean tripWaldo SextonWaldo and Elsebeth SextonClockArthur G. McKee with monkeyWaldo Sexton at PatioRestaurantWaldo Sexton at iron fenceOld cannon at the DriftwoodAUTHORITY FILEWaldo SextonWaldo SextonWaldo & Elsebeth Sexton in fronthuge jars, SpainDriftwood officeWomen reading in front offireplaceWaldo and Elsebeth Sexton inEuropeLarge bell in Europe6 MenSexton FamilyOriginal dining room overbreezeway, Driftwood InnLibrary, 1028 20th Place, VeroBeach – Waldo SextonLibrary, 1028 20th Place, VeroBeach – Waldo SextonLibrary, 1028 20th Place, VeroBeachWaldo SextonSexton FamilyClockArthur G. MckeeWaldo SextonWaldo SextonDriftwood InnDriftwood InnInterior roomSexton FamilyLarge bell EuropemenDriftwood InnLibrary, Waldo SextonLibrary, Waldo SextonLibraryPage 17 of 54
SEXTON FAMILY COLLECTIONFINDING AIDNO.COLORSEX 02-101 b/wSIZE3.5x4SEX 02-102 b/w3.5x4SEX 02-103 b/wSEX 02-104 b/w8x108x10SEX 02-105 b/w8x10SEX 02-106 b/w8x10SEX 02-107SEX 02-108SEX 02-109SEX 02-110SEX 02-111b/wb/w8x103x4b/wb/w8x108x10SEX 02-112 b/w8x10PHOTOGRAPHERStack PhotographicService, Ft PierceStack PhotographicService, Ft PierceStack PhotographicService, Ft PierceStack PhotographicService, Fr PierceDES
SEX 01-01-12 "Andreu - Sexton" Vero Beach Magazine Feb 2014 - Wedding of Michael Sexton and Felicia Andreu SEX 01-01-13 Waldo Sexton's Education- Purdue Alumni Register 1912-1916 SEX 01-01-14 Waldo Sexton's Travels - Passenger lists, etc. SEX 01-01-15 Waldo Sexton's Businesses / Affiliates / Clubs SEX 01-01-16 Sexton Property
