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Launching Half Moon houseboat, 1962
Efforts underway to launch the Half Moon houseboat at Oliver Boat Company in North Stuart. -
Launching Half Moon houseboat, 1962
Photograph published in the Stuart News (21 Jun 1962) with caption reading " 'I Christen Thee ... Half Moon,' Mrs. James McGann takes a hefty swing with champagne bottle at the new houseboat while her husband looks on. Two spectators get a laugh out of the proceedings. Launching of the forty-five ton craft drew a crowd." It was a struggle at Oliver Boat Company in North Stuart that took hours and much effort to successfully place the boat on the water. The efforts of the boat launch even attracted a large crowd of onlookers, some even laid out picnic lunches. -
House boat in woods, 1964
Houseboat dry docked in a wooded area on Hutchinson Island. -
Seating area on houseboat roof, 1957
Two women and a man sit in lawn chairs or loungers on the roof of a houseboat tied to a dock. Fish hang on a dock post near the boat and a child speaks with the seated adults, holding his arms out as if he is describing the size of his "catch." -
Docked houseboats, Winter 1923
Two houseboats tied to a dock. Edythe Willoughby stands on the yacht in the foreground. Photo published in the February 1923 issue of Power Boating magazine (volume XXV, No. 2). Edythe Willoughby contributed an article to this issue of the magazine, titled “Cruising Northward in the Spring” about traveling in their houseboat named “Dorothy” from Miami, Florida to Newport, Rhode Island. Photo captioned in article as “Dorothy and Friend Houseboat lock through together.” -
Pier in Long Key, Winter 1923
View down a pier with a yacht or houseboat parked on each side. Two men and a boy stand on the pier and an arched bridge is visible in the background. Copy held by Debra Frieden marked "“Dorothy and Altamaha at Long Key FL April 1923”. “Mr. Whitman and Billy" marked on bottom by Edythe Willoughby. -
Houseboat in narrow passage, Winter 1923
Houseboat is maneuvering through a narrow passage between two sets of stairs. Photo published in the February 1923 issue of Power Boating magazine (volume XXV, No. 2). Edythe Willoughby contributed an article to this issue of the magazine, titled “Cruising Northward in the Spring” about traveling in their houseboat named “Dorothy” from Miami, Florida to Newport, Rhode Island. Photo captioned in article as “Friend Houseboat entering the first lock of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal at Chesapeake City.” -
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"Dorothy" houseboat on platform, Winter 1922
A boy stands next to the "Dorothy" houseboat on a platform or dock above the water. An individual also sits on the boat, near the stern.Tags Children -
Man on houseboat holding rifle, 1920
Man on houseboat, holding rifle. Possibly taken during Edith Coventry's 1920 Everglades boat trip.