Motorboat "Vingt et Un I"
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Description
View of a man in motorboat "Vingt et Un I." Boat displays a "Smith & Mabley" flag. Typed on back: "Photograph 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 boat in a race, but widespread publicity of Vingt et Un's performance touched off an 'autoboat' craze that lasted several years." Handwritten on back: "Boats and boating."
Details
- Resource ID:
- na041927
- Subject:
- Motorboats
- Boats and boating
- Photographic prints
- Date:
- unknown
- Format:
- 1 photographic print ; 6.5 x 8.5 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.