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[Motorboat "Oregon Kid" racing Silas Christofferson in 1915 Model D seaplane]
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2023-08-30_image_215
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The Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection (2023-08-30), Box 1, Folder 6
Description
Photographic postcard of the motorboat "Oregon Kid" racing Silas Christofferson in his 1915 Model D seaplane, Lake Washington, Washington, circa 1915.
Caption: "Famous 'Oregon Kid,' champion motorboat of the Pacific Coast, racing with Christofferson in his hydro-aeroplane at Lake Washington, near Seattle."
Creation Date
circa 1915
Subject
Christofferson 1915 Flying Boat (Model D)
Seaplanes
Christofferson, Silas, 1890-1916
Air pilots
Motorboats
Place
Washington, Lake (Wash.)
Washington (State)
United States
Extent
1 photograph : print, black and white ; 6 x 4 in
Language
English
Original Format
photographic postcards
Bibliographic Citation
The Ralph A. Newcomb Early California Aviation Photograph Collection/The Museum of Flight
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No copyright - United States
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[Motorboat "Oregon Kid" racing Silas Christofferson in 1915 Model D seaplane]
, [2023-08-30_image_215]. Museum of Flight Digital Collections, accessed 12/12/2025, https://digitalcollections.museumofflight.org/nodes/view/25505