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2000.107.19970428.12.36a
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Anchor Jensen, Seattle, April 28, 1997
Order an ImageThe Jensen Motor Boat Company was founded in 1922 by Tony Jensen (1889-1963), a Danish immigrant and descendant of boat builders. In 1927, Tony, his wife Bessie (1892-1968), and two partners moved the company to 1417 NE Boat Street on Seattle’s Portage Bay. The company specialized in building boats with experimental designs.
Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the business. Anchor co-designed and built the Slo-mo-shun IV, a hydroplane boat that won the "World Water Speed Record" in 1950 and established hydroplane racing in Seattle.
The Jensen Motor Boat Company continued through the twentieth century, with the business passing to Anchor's son DeWitt Jensen (1952-) upon Anchor's death in 2000. In November 2018, the company announced its sale and closure as of August 2019.
Anchor started work in his father’s company at age nine and took over the company at age 19. He was dedicated to his craft, working ten hours a day year-round in the unheated shop which he had built himself. At the time this photo was taken, Jensen was 78 years old.
Caption information source: “Anchor’s way: a lifetime of boat building”, by Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 2, 1997, pages B1 and B4.
Sons George (1915-1977) and Anchor (1918-2000) continued the business. Anchor co-designed and built the Slo-mo-shun IV, a hydroplane boat that won the "World Water Speed Record" in 1950 and established hydroplane racing in Seattle.
The Jensen Motor Boat Company continued through the twentieth century, with the business passing to Anchor's son DeWitt Jensen (1952-) upon Anchor's death in 2000. In November 2018, the company announced its sale and closure as of August 2019.
Anchor started work in his father’s company at age nine and took over the company at age 19. He was dedicated to his craft, working ten hours a day year-round in the unheated shop which he had built himself. At the time this photo was taken, Jensen was 78 years old.
Caption information source: “Anchor’s way: a lifetime of boat building”, by Carol Smith, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 2, 1997, pages B1 and B4.
ID Number: 2000.107.19970428.12.36a
Date: 1997
Creator(s):
Webber, Phil H., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 negative : color ; 35 mm.
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.19970428.12.36a, photo by Phil H. Webber
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
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