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| Title | Launching of the Gadget at Blanchard Boat Company, 1928 |
| Photographer | Miller, Walter P. |
| Date | 1928 |
| Caption | The 48-foot motor yacht Gadget belonged to T. Harry Gowman, owner of the Gowman Hotel at 1620 Second Avenue in Seattle. In the summer of 1929, when he was 18, Norm Blanchard worked for Gowman on the crew of the Gadget for $50 a month-- "pretty good pay in those days for a teenager." |
| Notes | Caption by MOHAI staff.
Handwritten on verso, upper left: Launching of Gadget 1928 sw. Handwritten on verso, center: 1929. Stamped on verso, lower right: Walter P. Miller, Commercial Photographer, Phone Main 8878, 230 Henry Building, Seattle, Washington. |
| Subjects | Blanchard Boat Company (Seattle, Wash.); Yachts-- Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1989.89.39 |
| 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) |
| Repository Collection | Blanchard Boat Company Photographs |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.25 x 9.5 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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