Fast Boats in Title
Date25 April 1958
Object numberANMS1165[003]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 295 × 210 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Carol and Gordon Billett
DescriptionNewspaper clipping titled 'Fast Boats in Title' dated Friday April 25, 1958.
The article talks about the participants for the Silverwater Open Speedboat Championship.SignificanceThe Lewitz collection illustrates the boom era of power boating. The increasing affordability and widespread use of cars, and comparative affordability and availability of powerboats in the era following WWII made the sport a popular pastime on the flatwater surfaces of rivers and lakes.
10 February 1961