Title supplied by cataloger. Aquaplanes are wide riding boards that are pulled by a motorboat. Aquaplanes were most popular in the United States, France and Switzerland - the areas in which water skiing first became popular; water skis derived from the aquaplane. Curious note: Ralph Samuelson, considered the "father" of the sport, was the first to water-ski in 1922 at Lake Pepin, Minn., but the first patent on a design for water skies wasn't given until 1925, to inventor Fred Waller. View 7: Upper class boating activities on Santa Catalina Island. Photograph shows two women, identified as Neta Cavalier and Thelma Smith, rowing the canoe "Tabu" toward shore. A boat dock can be seen behind them, and a large home or hotel is visible on the mountain.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 14 cm. on sheet 21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Catalina Yacht Club Canoes and canoeing--California--Santa Catalina Island Outdoor recreation--California--Santa Catalina Island Boats and boating--California--Santa Catalina Island Aquatic sports--California--Santa Catalina Island Women--California--Santa Catalina Island Santa Catalina Island (Calif.) Avalon (Calif.)
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