Edsel Ford's Yacht, "Onika," at Hobe Sound, Florida, circa 1930
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Edsel and Eleanor Ford commissioned their yacht Onika in 1930. The 115-foot-long vessel, built by Pusey & Jones of Wilmington, Delaware, contained four staterooms and was powered by two 275-horsepower diesel engines. The Fords primarily used Onika near their vacation home in Florida, but it was designed to be usable on the Great Lakes as well.
Edsel and Eleanor Ford commissioned their yacht Onika in 1930. The 115-foot-long vessel, built by Pusey & Jones of Wilmington, Delaware, contained four staterooms and was powered by two 275-horsepower diesel engines. The Fords primarily used Onika near their vacation home in Florida, but it was designed to be usable on the Great Lakes as well.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1930
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1660.838
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 3.25 in
Width: 4 in
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