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- Description:
- Black and white photo of the cover page of the Rotogravure section of the Detroit Sunday News for Sunday, September 26, 1920. Pictured is a collage of photos including trophies and race boats. The verso is marked, "Miss AMERICA I, 1920 Gold Cup winner, featured in newspaper spread."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photo of MISS AMERICA II being christened by a woman, probably his wife Murlen Wood. Gar Wood can be seen in a white suit, standing on the deck of the boat holding a young child, probably Gar Wood Jr. A crowd of spectators are standing on the shore in the background, and a large waterfront home is also visible behind them. The picture was likely taken on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan, where the boat was built.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the christening of the race powerboat, MISS DETROIT V. The photo shows a starboard side bow view of the boat which has a painted deck and varnished topsides. A large crowd of spectators is standing on the dock in the background and a young girl is smashing a bottle of champagne at the bow of the boat. One man is standing near the girl and is holding a DYC (Detroit Yacht Club) burgee in his left hand. The photo may have been taken at the Detroit Yacht Club.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Gar Wood's MISS AMERICA II running on the Detroit River. Verso is marked "Gar Wood, Jay Smith, and Orlin Johnson winning the Harmsworth Trophy by beating the Maple Leaf contender at Detroit in September, 1921. Winning boat, Miss America II.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One limited edition print of a pen and ink drawing that shows a 1930's Chris-Craft runabout underway on the St. Clair River in the foreground. Gar Wood's "Miss America 1" hydroplane is crossing in the distance and the Chris-Craft boat factory complex at Algonac, Michigan, can be seen in the background. The artist, "Homer C. LaGassey, Jr.," has signed his name in pencil in the lower left corner of the print. The print number, "222/400," is shown at the center lower edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of MISS AMERICA II being christened by a woman, probably his wife Murlen Wood. Gar Wood can be seen in a white suit, standing on the deck of the boat holding a young child, probably Gar Wood Jr. A crowd of spectators are standing on the shore in the background, and a large waterfront home is also visible behind them. The picture was likely taken on the St. Clair River in Algonac, Michigan, where the boat was built.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the cover page of the Rotogravure section of the Detroit Sunday News for Sunday, September 26, 1920. Pictured is a collage of photos including trophies and race boats. The verso is marked, "Miss AMERICA I, 1920 Gold Cup winner, featured in newspaper spread."
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- May 25, 1925 installment of the Associated News Service news poster series, promising the "Latest World Events in Pictures," this one concerning Gar Wood's $25,000 challenge to G.H. Mead, in response to Mead's record-breaking race between his speedboat TEASER and the New York Central Line’s 20th Century Limited passenger train between New York City and Albany, New York. Wood, Mead, the 20th Century Limited, and a speedboat, presumably the TEASER are all pictured in half-tone black and white. Wood won the challenge.
- Date Issued:
- 1925-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of Gar Wood's MISS AMERICA II running on the Detroit River. Verso is marked "Gar Wood, Jay Smith, and Orlin Johnson winning the Harmsworth Trophy by beating the Maple Leaf contender at Detroit in September, 1921. Winning boat, Miss America II.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Black and white photo of the christening of the race powerboat, MISS DETROIT V. The photo shows a starboard side bow view of the boat which has a painted deck and varnished topsides. A large crowd of spectators is standing on the dock in the background and a young girl is smashing a bottle of champagne at the bow of the boat. One man is standing near the girl and is holding a DYC (Detroit Yacht Club) burgee in his left hand. The photo may have been taken at the Detroit Yacht Club.
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
