Martin Digital History

Boy on the bow of a boat, Winter 1917

Item

Title

Boy on the bow of a boat, Winter 1917

Description

Boy lays across the bow of a boat leaning over the edge. The boat sits next to a large cluster of aquatic plants and a house is visible in the background. Photo published in the November 1921 issue of Motor Boating Magazine. Edythe Willoughby contributed an article to this issue of the magazine, titled "The By-Ways of Florida" about her travels on the waterways of Florida. Caption for the photo in the magazine reads "Parting the water hyacinths in the New River."

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Publisher

International Magazine 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; 3.5x5.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-227
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Boy on the bow of a boat, Winter 1917,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6176.