Martin Digital History

"Skylark" life preserver ring, Summer 1934

Item

Title

"Skylark" life preserver ring, Summer 1934

Description

Hugh Willoughby Jr. stands next to a life preserver ring with "Skylark" written on it. According to the Stuart News, Hugh Willoughby II purchased a ketch sailboat by the name of "Skylark" in the summer of 1934. The Willoughbys sailed the 46-foot sailing yacht from Newport, Rhode Island to the Stuart area over a period of six weeks in 1934.

Source

Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County.

Date

Rights

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Format

Black and white negative; 3.3x5.5 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b2-012
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

“"Skylark" life preserver ring, Summer 1934,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6609.