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Item
Title
D122507-30
Date(s)
- 1959-08-12 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Interiors of the sailboat, the Indra IV, ordered by Edward Benjamin of New Orleans. The cabin area. For exterior shots, see D122376, Image # 14 & 21.The boat was built by Western Boat Building. The cabins were of mahogany. The ship carried bunks for 12 passengers and crew, plus a spacious cabin. It also had a large salon. The craft was built to be both fast and luxurious. It was believed to be one of the fastest sailing yachts in the United States. (TNT 7/19/1959, pg. B-2; 7/22/1959, pg. 1)
Sailboats; Western Boat Building Co. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;