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"Solid Comfort" Sailboat
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View across water towards the "Solid Comfort" on Lake Mendota. A man is standing on the cabin roof at the front; with a man and woman standing below him. On the stern end of the boat are three men. Two canoes are tied to the stern. A man in a canoe has pulled alongside the sailboat. The "Solid Comfort" was jointly owned by M.C. Clarke, D.K. Tenney, Judge Stewart, Philo Dunning, N.B. Van Slyke. Fred Hubbard was deck hand, and Jim Vance, cook.
1885
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1885 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 18 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Stanley C. Hanks Madison, Wisconsin, history photograph collection, circa 1850s-1985 |
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| Call Number | PH 6095, Box 3, Folder 1 #752 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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"Solid Comfort" Sailboat
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