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Beached four-masted schooner Wilbur S. Bartlett, 1925
The Wilbur S. Bartlett ran ashore near Jensen Beach on 18 Dec 1925. -
The Georges Valentine Wreck, c. 1908
Labeled: Elinora Fredrickson about 1908. Wreck of the George Valentine. In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar.Tags Shipwrecks -
Person on a breeches buoy from the wrecked Schooner Martha T. Thomas, 1903
Man on a breeches buoy (a rope-based rescue device) coming from the wrecked ship Martha R. Thomas, which wrecked off Hobe Sound on 11 Sept. 1903 -
Deck of the wrecked Schooner Martha T. Thomas, 1903
Several men on the deck of the wrecked boat with water coming aboard. The Martha T. Thomas was wreaked on Sept. 11, in the Hurricane of 1903. -
Schooner Martha T. Thomas aground, 1903
Three masted boat aground. The 750 ton schooner Martha T. Thomas, laden with lumber, was wrecked on Sept. 11, nine miles north of Jupiter in the 1903 hurricane. -
Men on the beach, 1907
Gilly and Edgar Harmer looking under some rocks. Wreckage in the background, probably the remains of the Georges Valentine Wreck. -
Wrecked steamboat, c. 1925
View of pieces from a wrecked steamboat on a narrow waterway. -
People near the Georges Valentine wreck, 1905
Couple on rocks near the wreck of the Georges Valentine.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.Tags Shipwrecks -
Georges Valentine wreck, 1905
Several people on the wreck of the Georges Valentine.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.Tags Shipwrecks -
Stranded boat Frances of Weymouth Nova Scotia, c. 1915
Beautiful three masted boat stranded on beach.