Boathouse Building and "Wrecking " Adventures
Title
Boathouse Building and "Wrecking " Adventures
Description
(Left to right: "John Holden," "Ned Hine," "Dick Carney," "Tommy Hine," and "R.M. Munroe.") Boats not wagons played a central role on the Florida frontier from Biscayne Bay to Key West where )wreckers) salvaged people and cargo of the coast. The social and economic activity of the community centered on the sea. Ralph M. Munroe, lover and designer of boats, thrived in such a setting: "He soon became a representative of the Merritt-Chapman wrecking company of New York, and his wrecking adventures are a long and fascinating story in itself." -Ralph M. Munroe Family Papers, Typescript.
Date
1889
Identifier
asm00150000690001001
Is Part Of
University of Miami Libraries. Special Collections., Ralph M. Munroe Family Papers, ASM0015. Box No. 3. http://merrick.library.miami.edu/cdm/ref/collection/asm0015/id/363
Files
Collection
Citation
“Boathouse Building and "Wrecking " Adventures,” UM Libraries Digital Exhibits, accessed December 25, 2024, https://scholar.library.miami.edu/digital/items/show/307.