Houseboat in narrow passage, Winter 1923
Item
Title
Houseboat in narrow passage, Winter 1923
Description
Houseboat is maneuvering through a narrow passage between two sets of stairs. Photo published in the February 1923 issue of Power Boating magazine (volume XXV, No. 2). Edythe Willoughby contributed an article to this issue of the magazine, titled “Cruising Northward in the Spring” about traveling in their houseboat named “Dorothy” from Miami, Florida to Newport, Rhode Island. Photo captioned in article as “Friend Houseboat entering the first lock of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal at Chesapeake City.”
Source
Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.
Publisher
The Penton Publishing Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
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; 3.3x5.5 inches
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
HSMC-2024-006-W-b1-403
2024.006
2013.33.02.04
Original Format
Negative
Collection
Citation
Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Houseboat in narrow passage, Winter 1923,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6352.