William Alden and Shadow

American Canoe Association founding member William Alden and his original canoe Shadow at the ACA gathering on Lake George in 1881.

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

Shadow was a dual-purpose paddling/sailing canoe from the years before racing produced more specialized craft. She had only a shallow external keel and lacked the centerboards and elaborate hardware of true sailing canoes such as Vesper or Nautilus.
Creator(s)	Stoddard, Seneca Ray
Subjects	History Cultural Studies Literature Native American Studies Regional Studies
Date	1881
Related Section	Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes
Keywords	ACA sailing canoe New York racing Seneca Ray Stoddard
Content Type	photograph
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Rightsholder	New York State Museum
Copyright Status	in-copyright
Rights Granted	non-exclusive, world-wide, perpetual
Credit Line	Photograph by Seneca Ray Stoddard, courtesy of the New York State Museum, Albany, H-1972.84.84.
Holding Contact	New York State Museum

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