1938 LAWTON C. HUGHES

Object/Artifact

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Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club

Name/Title

1938 LAWTON C. HUGHES

Entry/Object ID

1938 Hughes

Tags

Boats

Description

The wooden boat LAWTON C. HUGHES, a Dolphin Club Sliding-Seat Lapstrake Double.

Use

San Francisco Bay: recreation, regattas, and piloting club open-water swimming events.

Made/Created

Artist

Bill Richards

Date made

circa 1938

Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Notes

Built by Bill Richards and his son-in-law, Orville E. Irving, a cabinet maker.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

HAER CA-2376

Notes

Line drawing and a history of the HUGHES are listed as HAER CA-2376 on the HAER (Historic American Engineering Records) for the Library of Congress. See: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/item/ca4435/

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length and beam of boat

Width

55 in

Length

18 ft

Weight

380 lb

Dimension Notes

Oar length 9 feet and 26" handle to button

Materials

Material

Wood

Material Notes

Port Orford cedar planking and various hard woods. Copper rivets and brass fittings. Le Tonkinois Varnish.

Location

Room

Zahler Boathouse

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lawton Hughes

Notes

Boat named for Lawton Hughes

Web Links and URLs

Library of Congress HAER Entry