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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Solstreif
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Solstreif

Artifact IDMO 1942.89.1
Object Type Model
Gifter
Maker (Norwegian, 1892 - 1988)
Dateca. 1931
Mediumpaint on wood, string, fabric, metal, plastic
Dimensionsoverall (with base) H 68 in x W 46 in x D 10 3/8 in (172.7 cm x 116.8 cm x 26.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA yacht model of the 0.8m International Class, the SOLSTREIF. The yacht has a green and white hull and one mast to which are attached two sails of an unknown material. The larger sail has the number "5" and "N5" imprinted in black on each side. The model sits unfixed in a wooden cradle base.
Historical NoteThis model of the yacht, SOLSTREIF, was designed and constructed by Sam O. Berge, a Norwegian model maker who won the world model yacht championship Class A in 1935 and 1937. Berge gave this model to his brother, Arnold, who worked at Val-Kill Industries in Hyde Park, New York. Arnold Berge presented it to President Roosevelt during a Val-Kill picnic on September 11, 1935. Roosevelt had observed Arnold sailing the model on the lake at Val-Kill and had admired it.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 27, 1941. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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