Vintage Photographs on other tri-state waterways.

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These two photographs are of a 1955 Chris Craft Cobra. The boat was purchased new (left over) in 1956. These photographs were taken in August of 1956. This boat was used on Raystown river , Where the Raystown Resivor is now located. The boat was used from 1956-1967. It has been stored inside since then.

Peter & Kathryn Vesely in their 1940 Century Sea Maid Model 53. This photograph was taken in the mid 1940s. Peter traded in this boat on a 1948 Century Seamaid 17.5' in 1949. Joe the son of Peter & Kathryn still owns and runs the '48 on Cheat Lake.

A vintage postcard of Canadohta Lake in North Western Pennsylvania, near Union City. The photo is taken from the Lake View Inn, showing Ruggles Park and it's docks. The make and models of the boats are unknown.

A vintage postcard of Carnegie Lake - Highland Park - Pittsburg, Pennsylvania numbered rental boats - vintage pole lamps surround shoreline - lady in vintage dress, This was produced by the Fort Pitt Publishing Company, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Notice: no h at the end of the word Pittsburg(h).

A vintage postcard Butler Penna. Boating on the Lake, Alameda Park, Butler PA. Postmarked 1910.

A vintage postcard of the launch "Elizabeth" on Clear Lake, in Spartansburg, Penna. The postcard is dated 1913 from the postmark. Spartansburg is located about 25 miles NE of Meadville along PA Rt. 77.

A tinted postcard pictures two ladies lounging in a small boat on Lake LeBoeuf, Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania. The date of this photo is around 1909.

A launch on the lake at Lakemont Park Near Altona, PA, date unknown but thought to be around 1915.

A 1940s post card of the boat landing at Waterworks Park, Pennisula Drive, Erie, PA.

A steam side wheeler at the warf in Brownsville, PA.

1950s scene canoeing on the Connoquenessing Creek at Camp Kon-O-Kwee, just north of Zelienople, PA.

Not on a waterway a 1960s postcard from Union City, PA showing the sign for the MFG (mouled fiber glass) Company. MFG built small fiberglass boats from the mid 1950s through the 1970s.

A postcard, postmarked 1960 of boat fishing Pymatuning Lake Jamestown Pennsylvania in Mercer County, photo by Richard Miller. Unsure of the manufacturer, this boat was a rental.

A 1900's postcard from Oil City PA.

This boat is 'Old Glory' one of the boats that raced with 'Liberty the Second' this photo is dated approximately 1 year after 'Liberty the Second'sunk. It is also reported that this boat sunk after colliding with another boat. Back reads in handwriting, " 'Old Glory' speed boat owned by Mr. Geo. J. Huber, Akron, O. On Turkeyfoot Lake. Makes 60 miles per hour. Sept 21 1923, My last photo taken for 'Akron Times' " Click here to see one of the boats that Liberty the Second raced with.

Boat landing at the main street bridge in Cambridge Springs, PA. This postcard is postmarked 1910.