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| Title | Norm Blanchard and the Sir Tom, June 21, 1921 |
| Photographer | Unknown |
| Date | 1921 |
| Caption | Ten-year-old Norman C. Blanchard stands in front of the sailboat Sir Tom at the Blanchard yard in Wallingford. Designed by Ted Geary and built by N.J. Blanchard and his partners, the sloop was commissioned by a syndicate of ten Seattle businessmen to compete for the Sir Thomas Lipton Perpetual Challenge Cup. The Sir Tom had a long and successful racing life, holding the Lipton Cup continuously from 1914 until 1928. |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff. |
| Subjects | Blanchard Boat Company (Seattle, Wash.); Union, Lake (Wash.); Sailboats--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Personal Names | Blanchard, Norman C. |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Wallingford (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1989.89.464 |
| 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 | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI)
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| Repository Collection | Blanchard Boat Company Photographs |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard: b&w; 7.25 x 9.75 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
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