Canoes: A Natural History in North America

Neuzil, Mark; Sims, Norman

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Stella Maris

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

J. H. Rushton poses with his Stella Maris model canoe outside his new boat shop in 1882.

A postcard advertising the J. H. Rushton canoe exhibit at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.

Rushton at the Columbian Exposition

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

A postcard advertising the J. H. Rushton canoe exhibit at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893.

A lithograph print in color of two men in a birch-bark canoe. One man is aiming his gun at a buck on the shore as a dog swims along side the canoe.

A Good Chance

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, A Good Chance, ca. 1863, lithograph print. Published by Currier & Ives for the American Hunting Scenes print series.

Catalogue cover with black and maroon text and decoration on a beige background. The cover reads, "Thompson Brother Boat Mfg. Co. Peshtigo, Wis. Catalog No. 120, We pay the war tax."

Thompson Brothers Boat Manufacturing Catalogue

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Cover of a 1920 Thompson Boat catalogue.

A color photograph of three young women with short haircuts in blouses and shorts sitting inside a wooden canoe on a lake.

CWAC Sergeants in Canoe

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Three sergeants of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) in an all-wood Peterborough style canoe ca. 1950s. Department of National Defense. Library and Archives Canada.

A cover of an Old Town Canoe Catalogue is a colorful illustration of various men and women enjoying a sunny day on a lake by canoeing, fishing, sailing, and riding in a motor boat.

Old Town Canoes & Boats 1940

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Old Town Canoes & Boats catalogue, 1940.

A page of advertising for Kennebec Canoes includes a colorful illustration of two people in a green canoe on a lake, and a drawing of a blue wooden canoe along with text describing the different dimensions and characteristic of the Kennebec Canoe.

Kennebec Boat & Canoe Co. Advertisement

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Kennebec Canoes, “Popular Everywhere”

Rushton's Rowboats & Canoes

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Rushton’s Rowboats & Canoes Catalogue, 1907.

A black and white illustration of two sails mounted inside a canoe from page 44 of the Rushton's Rowboats & Canoes Catalogue. The text beside the illustration reads "Vesper. Sail Plan. Bailey improved sails, double halliards."

Vesper Sail Plan

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Rushton’s Rowboats & Canoes Catalogue, Vesper Sail Plan, 1907

Jules Fox Marshall

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Picture of Jule Fox Marshall, ACA canoeing enthusiast, in canoe next to camp ca. 1926.

A black and white photograph of an older man, Jules Fox Marshall, in a dark suit.

Jules Fox Marshall Portrait

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

Portrait of Jule F Marshall, probably from around 1958 when he was an officer of the American Felt Company.

A close up photograph of a black image of a turtle on a white background.

Turtle Logo

From Chapter 4: All-Wood Canoes

The turtle logo that appeared on all Inwood Canoe Club canoes. Jule Fox Marshall joined the Inwood Canoe Club of New York City in the early twentieth century.