The Archives, again. December 2011 ( I think)
Members of HRIYC help the National Park Service extricate FDR's ice yacht
Hawk
from the basement of the FDR library. NPS planned a major renovation of the library then and
Hawk had to go - it wasn't in the plans for the redesigned museum. Before going to warehouse storage a mile away, we set it up in the Wallace Visitors Center; It was the first public display of the ice yacht in a long time.
Many thanks to Tom Smith for capturing the event on film. Photos courtesy & copyright Tom Smith.
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Basement of the FDR library. Hawk had been out of view for many years. |
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The removal team. |
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Then director Sarah Olsen hands over the tiller to then commodore Bob Wills. |
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Backbone comes out the casement window, |
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The pieces went on a 150 yard walk from Museum to Visitor Center. |
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Plank come out. |
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One of the sheer legs of this lateen rigged boat. |
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Plank |
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Mighty big & heavy runners on Hawk. |
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Hawk was then displayed for 2 weeks over the December holidays. |
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Starboard runner bolted on. |
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Gammon strap bolts plank & backbone together. |
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Buckhout built Hawk in 1901. |
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Beautiful velvet covered, horsehair cushions. |
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The late Bob Lawrence oversees the assembly. |
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Mostly complete, happy assembly crew. |
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FDR was vice commodore of HRIYC in 1908. More HERE during a later display in 2014. |