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Motorboat race at Sammamish slough, Redmond, 1960
Motorboat race at Sammamish slough, Redmond, 1960
TitleMotorboat race at Sammamish slough, Redmond, 1960
PhotographerStaff Photographer
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date1960
CaptionMembers of the Seattle Outboard Association regularly raced on the Sammamish River, connecting Lake Sammamish and Lake Washington. Bridge pilings, logs and overhanging branches made the 21-mile course quite a challenge.
NotesHandwritten on sleeve: SHIPS, Motorboats, races at Sammamish Slough, 1960.

Caption by MOHAI staff.

Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): April 10, 1960.
SubjectsMotorboats--Washington (State)--Redmond; Racing--Washington (State)--Redmond; Waterfronts--Washington (State)--Redmond; Rivers--Washington (State)--Redmond; Crowds--Washington (State)--Redmond
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Redmond
Sammamish River (Wash.)
Digital CollectionMuseum of History & Industry Photograph Collection
Image Number1986.5.13801
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph.
Credit LineSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved
RepositoryMuseum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
Repository CollectionSeattle Post-Intelligencer Collection
TypeImage
Physical Description1 acetate negative: b&w; 120 roll film
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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