Martin Digital History

Man in uniform with boy in sailor suit, Summer 1917

Item

Title

Man in uniform with boy in sailor suit, Summer 1917

Description

Man wearing a Navy uniform of dress whites stands with a boy wearing a sailor suit in front of an ivy covered building or house. The man is likely Hugh Willoughby Jr., who was a Lieutenant in the Navy and served in WWI, and the boy may be his son, Hugh Willoughby III. Poor copy.

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

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; 3.5x5.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-208
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

“Man in uniform with boy in sailor suit, Summer 1917,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6157.