Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1915

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Title

Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1915

Subject

Florida-Stuart
Florida-Martin County
Hopkins, Osie Virgie Holyfield, 1884-1960

Description

Osie Virgie Holyfield (1884-1960) married George Hopkins at 15 years old in West Virginia; they may have divorced before his death in 1930. They moved to Fort Pierce in about 1907. Later, she owned a drinking establishment in Stuart and possibly Vero during Prohibition.

Source

Scan gift of Theresa Krueger Woleslagle.

Date

1910/1010

Contributor

Krueger Collection

Rights

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Format

1 hand colored print; 8x10 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Blake015
2015.006

Coverage

1910s

Original Format

Photograph

Collection

Citation

“Bootlegger Virgie Osie Hopkins, c. 1915,” Martin County Memory Project, accessed May 2, 2024, https://martincountymemoryproject.omeka.net/items/show/70.