1886-05-31
GUSN-276867
Electra was a steel screw steam yacht designed by Gustav Hillman of New York for Elbridge T. Gerry and built by Harlan & Hollingsworth in 1884. LOA 174ft. LWL 161-6ft. Beam 23ft. When built she was famous for her electric lights and ice making machinery.
Photo taken on the day of the Decoration Day of the Atlantic Yacht Club.
(dark hull)See also: Henry Peabody HP-E-4 and R.A.Y. frontispiece
yachts
steamboats
photographs
Stebbins negative 918
1 photograph
PC047
Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection
PC047.02.0310.00918
Wilmington (New Castle county, Delaware)
New York City (New York state)
Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)
photographs
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company
Atlantic Yacht Club
Atlantic Yacht Club Decoration Day
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