Motorboat "Vingt et Un I"
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Description
Four views of the motorboat "Vingt et Un I." Typed on back: "Photographs of the first Vingt et Un, for which the sensational speed of 26 miles per hour was claimed in November of 1903. Owners Smith & Mabley never entered the boast [sic] in a race, but widespread publicity of Vingt et Un's performance touched off an 'autoboat' craze that lasted for several years." Handwritten on back: "4 views of Vingt et Un, ca. 1903. Pioneer 'autoboat' campaigned by Smith & Mabley. Power was 4 cyl. Panhard. Boats and boating."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na041919
- Subject:
- Motorboats
- Boats and boating
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- c.1903
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4.25 x 6 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- Boats and boating
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.