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- Description:
- A crane was brought to the shore of the Grand River to aid in putting Jack Schafer's "Such Crust V" powerboat into the water for demonstration races. May, 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A Capitol City Wrecking Co. crane lowers the Schafer's Bakery-sponsored "Such Crust V" speedboat into the Grand River.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- A crane was required to put the heavy Schafer's Bakery "Such Crust V" power boat in to the Grand River for its demonstration races.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Spectators along the Grand River watch the "Such Crust V" speedboat race by.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Spectators along the Grand River watch the "Such Crust V" speedboat race by.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Jack Schafer of the Michigan-based Schafer's Peter Pan Bakery owned several speedboats named "Such Crust." The Such Crust V made a featured appearance at the American Powerboating races held in Lansing on the Grand River in May, 1953. A special derrick was required to get it in and out of the water for its course between the Logan (MLK) Street bridge and the Wavery Street bridge. Ten thousand were estimated to have viewed the races.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Crowds of people along the Grand River in Lansing, Mich. waiting to watch the demonstration runs of the Schafer's Bakery "Such Crust V" speedboat. The State Journal estimated 10,000 people were present to witness the boat's 110-mph trips between the Logan (MLK) and Waverly street bridges in May 1953.
- Date Created:
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
