Viewing the beached ship, Nathan F. Cobb, c. 1896
Item
Title
Viewing the beached ship, Nathan F. Cobb, c. 1896
Description
Two men on beach alongside hull of large ship, the Nathan F. Cobb, which ran aground on Ormond Beach on 5 December 1896. Possibly William and Robert McFarlan.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
William Dowling McFarlan Jr. (1836-1925), brother Robert M. McFarlan (1843–1914), and cousin Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913) and his wife Lorena Maule McFarlan (1873-1962) and young son were regular winter visitors to Stuart from their home in Pennsylvania, between 1895 through about 1910. Both William, a retired merchant, and Louis, a cloth merchant, purchased several properties in Stuart between 1904 and 1907.
Creator
Source
Scan gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.
Contributor
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
4x5 glass plate negative
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
SHM-GPN-013
2023.002
Coverage
Original Format
Glass plate negative
Collection
Citation
Louis Cass McFarlan (1850-1913), “Viewing the beached ship, Nathan F. Cobb, c. 1896,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/283.