Martin Digital History

Person on a breeches buoy from the wrecked Schooner Martha T. Thomas, 1903

Item

Title

Person on a breeches buoy from the wrecked Schooner Martha T. Thomas, 1903

Description

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

Source

Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.

Date

Rights

No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Format

Black and white print,4.5x3.4 inches

Language

English

Type

Still images

Identifier

SHM-2025-009-pa1-032
2025.009

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Person on a breeches buoy from the wrecked Schooner Martha T. Thomas, 1903,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/12570.