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The Boat "The Solid Comfort"

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The boat "The Solid Comfort" owned by M.C. Clarke and others.

Date Created:
July 4, 1885
Creator:
Jones Photographic and Art Studio, Madison, Wisconsin

Publication Information

Creator Jones Photographic and Art Studio, Madison, Wisconsin
Date Created July 4, 1885

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 11 x 17 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Stanley C. Hanks Madison, Wisconsin, history photograph collection, circa 1850s-1985
Call Number PH 6095.754a

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0144WE
Legacy ID
WHi 28166

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"Solid Comfort" Sailboat

"Solid Comfort" Sailboat

May 30, 1885

The sailboat "Solid Comfort" in full sail, near the shoreline. There are four men standing on top of the cabin. Deckhands are at both ends of the boat. The "Solid Comfort" was jointly owned by M.C....

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"Solid Comfort" Sailboat

"Solid Comfort" Sailboat

1885

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....

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Buttonhole Camera Negative 15

circa 1880-1889

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Lucien "Louie" Hanks, brother of Stanley Hanks (born June 27, 1868), smoking a pipe while on a sailboat. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1889.

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