Photograph
U.S. Navy Hydrofoil
| U.S. Navy hydrofoil, "The Monitor," built by Baker Manufacturing Company (Evansvile, Wisconsin) on Lake Mendota. Dubbed the "sailboat that flies," it had ladder-like hydrofoils on either side of the hull, propelling it more than 30 miles per hour. |
| Image ID: | 141407 |
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| Creation Date: | 09 1955 |
| Creator Name: | Stein, Edwin |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Edwin Stein negatives and photographs, 1952-1965 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2709.0298B |
| Original Dimensions: | 35 mm |
| One of 2 images. An image showing this hydrofoil was published in the Wisconsin State Journal on September 28, 1955. The accompanying article was written by John Newhouse, who was also a photojournalist. |
| Shorelines |
| Trees |
| Naval art and science |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Boats and boating |
| Signs and symbols |
| Lakes |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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