Airship over docks, Winter 1920
Item
Title
Airship over docks, Winter 1920
Description
Airship sails in the sky over many buildings at the edge of a waterway. Many boats and sailboats are moored near or tied to the docks. Thompson Fish Co. sign is visible on one of the buildings. Photo published in the January 1921 issue of Power Boating magazine (volume XXIII, No. 1) along with an article written by Edythe Willoughby titled “Cruising Among the Florida Keys.” The article details Edythe and Hugh Willoughby Jr’s travels from Miami to the Florida Keys and won the first prize in Power Boating magazine’s annual cruise story competition in 1921. Photo captioned in the article as “Some Glimpses of Scenery Enroute - Harbor at Key West.”
Source
Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.
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-b1-352
2024.006
2013.33.02.04
Original Format
Negative
Collection
Citation
Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Airship over docks, Winter 1920,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6301.