Adolph D. "Skip" Schmidt - Capital to Capital Race, 1928.

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Adolph D. "Skip" Schmidt - Capital to Capital Race, 1928.

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The items of this collection document the role of Adolph D. Schmidt in the 1928 Capital to Capital Yacht Race. Items include a notebook of correspondence of the Capital to Capital Yacht Race, 1928, Photos (10) and negatives, copies of letters and articles, a scan of a Sydney Laurence painting of the Winifred (a boat), letters from the Mayor of Olympia and the Governor of Washington, and a blueprint of the Gastineau Channel (the downtown Juneau area). Correspondence includes an autographic letter from Washington Governor Hartley.

1 box (2 folders, 2 albums, 1 VHS tape, 1 small box of negatives)

Alaska State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7958366

Alaska State Library

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Laurence, Sydney, 1865-1940

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Sydney Mortimer Laurence (born October 14, 1865, Brooklyn, New York - died September 13, 1940, Anchorage, Alaska), American Romantic landscape painter widely considered one of Alaska's most important historical artists....

Hartley, Roland H., 1864-1952

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Parks, George A., 1883-1984

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Governor of Alaska, appointed by President Calvin Coolidge, 1925-1933. From the description of Governor George A. Parks papers, ca. 1976-1981. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 56072629 George Alexander Parks was born in Denver, Colorado May 29, 1883. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines in 1906 and came to Alaska in 1907 to work as a mineral examiner for the U.S. Land Office. Following his W.W.I. military service, Parks returned to Alaska as chief of the...

Schmidt, Adolph D., "Skip."

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The famed "Capital to Capital" cruising yacht race was the longest power boat race that had ever been staged and started at 12:30PM, June 26, 1928. The originators of the inaugural race were two Olympia, Washington Yachtsmen, Adolph Schmidt and John Pierce. The race ran from Olympia, Washington to Juneau, Alaska, through the Inside Passage. It was 1000 miles long and there were 10 entries. The boats were limited from 25-65 feet in length. The race was run by handicap rules. The "Dolphin II" was ...

Winifred (Boat)

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