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- Description:
- Crowds along the Grand River watch Schafer's "Such Crust V" speedboat.
- 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:
- The "Such Crust" boat was sponsored by Jack Schafer's Peter Pan Bakery and powered with an Allison aircraft engine approximately 1700 H.P. Estimated speed 175 M.P.H. Length 30 feet, width 12 feet. This boat had a new type of v-bottom. It was built by Lester Stadacher in Kawkawlin, Michigan.
- 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:
- 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:
- Benny Davis was the son of E. E. Davis. See the second image for more information.
- Data Provider:
- Capital Area District Library (Lansing, MI). Forest Parke Library and Archives
- Collection:
- Caterino Photograph Collection
- Description:
- Schafer's Bakery-sponsored "Such Crust V" speedboat in the Grand River, Lansing, Mich.
- 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:
- Schafer's "Such Crust V" power boat in the Grand River, with many spectators along the shore.
- 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:
- 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
- Description:
- The "Little Mack" steamer took passengers to a hotel on the north side of Pine Lake (Lake Lansing) around the turn of the century.
- Date Created:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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
