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Hudson River iceboats

Scope note

Gaff-rigged, stern-steering iceboats usually with long booms and gaffs; developed between the 1860s and the 1880s for racing on the Hudson River.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000254337

Broader Terms used

iceboats

Equivalent Terms used

Hudson River iceboat

Created

13yrs ago

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