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Building a Sailboat
January 2, 1928
John Nelson, background far right, and [?] Thompson pose next to the racing sailboat they are building for Ernst Schmidt. A portion of the planking has been applied to the ribs.
Loading the Boat
August 1928
Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was competing in the Inland Lake Yachting Ass...
New Dinghies
April 28, 1928
A trailer loaded with two new dinghies is parked on the brick drive at Black Point Estate. An automobile identified as "Thompson's Ford" is parked behind it. The dinghies had been recently built by...
Working on the Boat
August 1928
Members of the crew work on the bottom of a class C boat before the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The Lake Geneva Yacht Club clubhouse is in the background. On the left are the tracks l...
Boat Track
September 1928
A view looking down the boat track at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, with the clubhouse on the right and the lake in the background. There are several sailboats on racks and trailers on either side of...
Sloops Under Construction
February 1933
Several 16 foot sloops are shown at various stages of construction in a building at the Geneva Lake Boat Company. Untrimmed canvas extends from the deck of the boat in the foreground.
