Photograph
"Monona-Mobile" on Lake Monona
![View across water towards the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) on Lake Monona, close to a pier on the left where a man is standing and watching. Buildings on the isthmus are in the background.
An article called "The 'Monona-Mobile'" published in a 1955 issue of the <i>Gisholt Crib</i> explains: "First [John "Commodore" Heggestad] constructed a pontoon support for his car, then, on the rear tires, he chained wooden cleats which serve as paddles and propel the pontoon car at a respectable speed--as high as 10 knots per hour. Steering is accomplished by a rudder suspended from the rear axle. Gisholt lensman, Sid Boyum, who recently took an action photo of the skipper and his craft from the Lake Monona shoreline, reports that the 'cruiser' appears to be completely seaworthy."](http://images.wisconsinhistory.org/700015160010/1516000192-l.jpg "\"Monona-Mobile\" on Lake Monona")
| View across water towards the "Monona-Mobile" (pontoon car) on Lake Monona, close to a pier on the left where a man is standing and watching. Buildings on the isthmus are in the background. An article called "The 'Monona-Mobile'" published in a 1955 issue of the Gisholt Crib explains: "First [John "Commodore" Heggestad] constructed a pontoon support for his car, then, on the rear tires, he chained wooden cleats which serve as paddles and propel the pontoon car at a respectable speed--as high as 10 knots per hour. Steering is accomplished by a rudder suspended from the rear axle. Gisholt lensman, Sid Boyum, who recently took an action photo of the skipper and his craft from the Lake Monona shoreline, reports that the 'cruiser' appears to be completely seaworthy." |
| Image ID: | 122519 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Boyum, Sid |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Sid Boyum collection, circa 1900-2018 (bulk 1950-1980) |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6986A.184J |
| Original Dimensions: | 1.75 x 1.75 inches |
| Gisholt Crib 7(1)7, 1955 |
| Clothing and dress |
| Cities and towns |
| Shorelines |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Inventions |
| Automobiles |
| Boats and boating |
| Lakes |
| Piers |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Friends of Sid Boyum, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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