Martin Digital History

Launching a boat, Winter 1912

Item

Title

Launching a boat, Winter 1912

Description

Men work to launch a small boat from the beach shore. A large sailing vessel is seen in the background. Photo published in the November 1917 issue of Motorboat magazine (volume XIV, No. 21). Edythe Willoughby contributed an article to this issue of the magazine, titled "In Florida Waters” about traveling the waterways of south Florida. Photo captioned in article as "Launching a surf boat to go out to the wreck at Boynton."

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Publisher

Motor Boat Publishing Company (New York, New York)

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 negative; 2.3x3.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-042
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Launching a boat, Winter 1912,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/5992.