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Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV on Lake Washington, 1950
Order an ImageStanley S. Sayres (1896-1956), the owner of the Slo-mo-shun hydroplanes, was in the automobile business and he became interested in speedboat racing in 1926 in Oregon. He commissioned designer Ted Jones to and the Jensen Motor Boat Company to construct the Slo-mo-shun IV. Jensen Motor Boat Company launched the 28-foot-long, 4,750-pound hydroplane in October 1949. Sayres established a world speed record (160.3235 mph) for hydroplanes while driving the Slo-mo-shun IV on June 26, 1950.
Typed on sleeve: Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1950. Silver Cup winner.
Caption information source: Stanley S. Sayres papers, 1950-2004, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv53558
Typed on sleeve: Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1950. Silver Cup winner.
Caption information source: Stanley S. Sayres papers, 1950-2004, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv53558
ID Number: SHS15962
Date: 1950
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (inventory says neg)
Credit: MOHAI, SHS15962
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