Side-Saddle Transport

Prior to the development of hard-topped automobiles, it was a bit of a problem to travel with a canoe on a soft-top car. One solution, which limited the use of all of the car doors, was to strap the boat on side-saddle, such as this wood-and-canvas model.

From Canoes: A Natural History in North America by Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

This photograph was taken in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sometime before 1930.
Creator(s)	Taylor, J. Robert
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	Before 1930
Related Section	Chapter 6: Synthetic Canoes
Keywords	Wisconsin camping
Content Type	photograph
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Rightsholder	Wisconsin Historical Society
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Credit Line	Photograph by J. Robert Taylor, courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society, WHS-49483.
Holding Contact	Wisconsin Historical Society

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