Motorboat "Challenger"
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Description
View of a man in the motorboat "Challenger." Printed on front: "Copyrighted 1905." Typed on back: "Challenger was Smith & Mabley's first Harmsworth Trophy contender in 1904. Occasionally fast but always erratic, she was sold to a private party and retired after one season. Clinton Crane used his experience with Challenger to develop Dixie." Stamped on back: "Smith & Mabley, automobiles and auto boats. 513 to 519 7th Ave., New York City." Handwritten on back: "Smith & Mabley 'Challenger' Simplex powered, C.H. Crane, designer. Not very successful. Boats and boating."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na041923
- Subject:
- Motorboats
- Boats and boating
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- 1905
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 4 x 5 in.
- Department:
- National Automotive History Collection
- Location:
- Boats and boating
- Negative Number:
- 14,952 F-2
- Copyright:
- Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.