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Description
Photograph of a small outboard boat, the Edith, stranded on a sandbar in the Colorado River, ca.1900. The boat is owned by George Wharton James. Trunks and other possessions are stacked in the bow. An oar lays across the gunwales. An anchor tied to a rope, tied to a large stone sits on the bench in the stern. The far shore is visible in the distance (blurred).
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 17 x 22 cm., 21 x 26 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Boats and boating Rivers James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 Transportation--Water--Small boats and outboards General Subjects--Transportation--Water Colorado River & Salton Sea Boats Transportation--Water--Small outboard boats
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California USA
Source
1-61- [Microfiche number] 3438 [Accession number] CHS-3438 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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