Photograph
The Steam Launch
| The boathouse is protecting the steam launch, called The Islander, from the elements. The man in the boathouse on the left is pulling a rope. A man is standing in the lake to the right of the launch. Two men on the right are on the pier. Caption reads: "Launch." |
| Image ID: | 140206 |
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| Creation Date: | 1911 |
| Creator Name: | Holt, Lucy |
| City: | Townsend |
| County: | Oconto |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Lucy Holt photo albums, 1895-1936 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2018-012, Album 3 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3 x 5.25 inches |
| The "...boathouse was built on the northern side of the Island in 1905 to house the steam launch used by the family, probably the first power boat ever to cruise these waters." Source: Holt, Constance W. & Holt Jr., Donald R.(1968). "Place Names." This unpublished manuscript is part of Holt Family Albums collection. According to Lucy Holt's great granddaughter Shan Holt in August 2018, "The title 'Launch' may refer to the fact that the boat was a steam launch, or it might mean this was the launch for the summer of that boat, removing it from the boathouse. Depends a bit on whether this photo is taken in May/June, in which case it is probably the 'launch of the launch.'" |
| Boats and boating |
| Boathouses |
| Outdoor photography |
| Men |
| Hats |
| Clothing and dress |
| Lakes |
| Piers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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