Martin Digital History

Clearing the beach road on Hutchinson Island, 1932

Item

Title

Clearing the beach road on Hutchinson Island, 1932

Description

Thatched hut in the middle of a dirt road. Handwritten on back: "Tom Pitchford carried water over. Warren Shipes ran soup kitchen and crew. Paid ten cents per hour to workers."

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white print; 5.2x3 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

HSMC-2023-012-2-b2-046
2023.012

Original Format

Photographic print

Citation

“Clearing the beach road on Hutchinson Island, 1932,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1643.