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Item
Title
D435-7
Date(s)
- 1936-11-30 (Creation)
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Name of creator
(1919-1980)
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Edward Olson, resident of Manette, was photographed in November of 1936 hard at work on his hobby, building a 66 inch model ship. The hull of the sailing vessel was painstakingly carved from a single block of wood. The figurehead was a intricately carved sea serpent and all of the reproductions of deck gear were carved by hand. He also carved miniatures of famous individuals to "man" his boat, such as Abraham Lincoln and Uncle Sam. Mr. Olson was retired after 24 years of service in the Puget Sound Navy yards. He was born in 1867 in Sweden. He begin working aboard ships at the age of sixteenth, signing on as a common seaman aboard the Swedish windjammers. (Bremerton Sun 1/30/1937, pg. 1).
Model ships; Olson, Edward;