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Title: Country Club Flyer, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: The Country Club Flyer speedboat ride at Clear Lake, Iowa. 1909 postmark. Copyright 1909 by P. Mench
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:14044

Title: Lindsay Park Boat Harbor, Davenport, Iowa
Description: Looking east at a number of boats moored at the harbor on the Mississippi River. The Lindsay Park Boat Harbor (now called the Lindsay Park Yacht Club) was authorized in 1950 as a feature of the Upper Mississippi River Nine-foot Channel Project to accommodate recreational vessels and other small craft. It is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the upstream limits of Davenport, about 1.2 miles upstream from Lock and Dam No. 15. It consists of a rock breakwater enclosure to accommodate 200 resident craft plus transient craft. The harbor depth is five feet. The harbor was built in 1961 at a federal cost of $262,100. Number 39817-B.
Date Created: 1960
PID: grinnell:16961

Title: Speedboat, Clear Lake, Iowa
Description: Tourists enjoying a speedboat ride on Clear Lake. From about 1935 to 1955, speedboat rides were a major part of Clear Lake's everyday business during the busy tourist seasons. Number E-285.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:14052