Martin Digital History

Sailboat near Royal Poinciana, c. 1910

Item

Title

Sailboat near Royal Poinciana, c. 1910

Description

Sailboat with several passengers sits in the water near the Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida. A few other boats also in view. The Royal Poinciana Hotel was built by Henry Flagler in 1894, and after later expanding the hotel, it reportedly become the largest hotel and wooden structure in the world around the time of 1901.

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; 2.2x3.2 inches

Language

English

Type

Still Image

Identifier

HSMC-2024-006-W-b2-216
2024.006
2013.33.02.04

Original Format

Negative

Citation

Hugh de Laussat Willoughby II (1885-1956), “Sailboat near Royal Poinciana, c. 1910,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/6811.