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Ohio Guide Photographs
Description: The model of a schooner yacht was built as a teaching tool for the Ohio State School for the Blind as a teaching tool. The dimensions are: Length 12." Width 3 1/2, Height 17". A schooner is a ship with at least two masts. A yacht is a pleasure craft. A schooner yacht is a schooner used for pleasure. The legend of the schooner yacht is that Captain Andrew Johnson of Gloucester, Massachusetts was the builder of the first schooner yacht in 1713. In 1851, the first race for a trophy was held, with the British furnishing the trophy. The race was won by a ship named "America" and the race later became know as the American Cup. The American Cup race is still held today at irregular intervals and is one of the world's great sporting events. This model is a replica of a two mast schooner yacht, complete with details such as a movable hatch door. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F02_064_001
Subjects: Model; Schooners; Yachts; Ship models; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)