Title: |
Mid-Winter Regatta, Miami Beach, Fla. Gar Wood making nearly 100 M. P. H. in Miss America | | Description: | Gar Wood, a renowned boat designer and racer, broke his own record several times at Indian Creek near Miami Beach, Florida. In 1929, driving the Miss America VII motorboat, he sped over 93 miles per hour. In 1931, in the Miss America IX, he was the first to break 100 mph, and a year later he surpassed 111 mph. | | Subject: | Boats and boating. Marinas. Seaside architecture. Wood, Garfield Arthur, 1880-1971. | | Publisher: | Thomas R. West | | Printer: | Curt Teich and Co. |
Repository: |
Special Collections Division. University of Miami Libraries. | | Collection: | ASM0299 Postcard Collection.
Series: III. Miami Beach.
Box: 9. Folder: 0. Folder Title: Miami Beach. | | ID | Item 901 File asm02990002560001001 | | Copyright | © University of Miami. All rights reserved.Permission to duplicate, distribute, or publish materials must be obtained from the Head of the Special Collections Division, University of Miami Libraries. |
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