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| Title | Racing shell under construction, ca. 1923 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1923 |
| Caption | Master-boatbuilder George Y. Pocock made racing shells for the University of Washington's champion crews. He built them in the university's Shell House on the shore of Lake Washington. Pocock made many design innovations which made his boats much faster than those of the competition.
This photo, taken about 1923, shows one of Pocock's shells being built in the Shell House. They were sheathed in western red cedar. A completed eight-man shell was about 60 feet long, two feet wide, and weighed 270 pounds. |
| Subjects | Universities & colleges; Boat & ship industry; Racing shells; University of Washington--Sports; University of Washington--Buildings |
| Personal Names | Pocock, George Y. (George Yeoman)--Associated objects |
| Places | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.2608.3 |
| Ordering Information | To 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 Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 negative : nitrate, b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original negative using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | W&S 95, 918 |
