![]() ![]() In fact, searching a paper-based archive, relies on a great memory and good notes as to where things can be found.ģ. They are not easily accessible-at least by others.Ģ. There are numerous problems associated with historic documents, however.ġ. These archives serve a wonderful purpose in preserving Chris-Craft history. There are many print collections that lie in the hands of hundreds of Chris-Craft enthusiasts and organizations worldwide. Today, I am proud to announce that we are taking the first steps in bringing our extensive archive of historic documents online. You may recall from my email yesterday that I would be following up with an exciting new benefit for all Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club members. I will make sure our database is up to date. If you have NOT received an email message from me in the past couple of days, please forward your current email address. We are always trying to make inroads in getting these current. We unfortunately have quite a number of inactive email addresses (primarily AOL) for members. ![]() This is a repeat of the email message that I just sent out to all Club member email addresses. This amounts to nearly 2,000 pages of content (documents and photos) that have been digitized in the past week or so. Complete color scans of 1941 Chris-Craft Water Ways catalog 1964 article, "Hank Bowman Tests the Commander 38"ħ. Newspaper clippings from December 1988 Miami Herald, disclosing Murray Chris-Craft's closing and pending reorganization.Ħ. Some great photos in this article of big cruisers coming down the assembly line.ĥ. Next an article from Business Week 1964, "Building Boats Like Cars" an interview with Pompano execs with a tour of the plant. Next, a 250 page, A-120 engine parts specification for all variations of the A-120, including race variations.Ĥ. This marketing plan is pretty fascinating with goals and strategies for each Chris-Craft Division.ģ. I scanned the entire 275 page Chris-Craft marketing communications plan from 1966 which I purchased from a non-member. ![]() Lots of unusual models and configurations, including a couple of dozen Cavalier Division photos, a couple of dozen Sea Skiff Division photos, many large cruisers, up to 65 footers including a few Roamer shots.Ģ. For the most part these scans cover 1956 through 1964. These prints were scanned as grayscale at 600 DPI, yielding a 70Mb uncompressed file. We have scanned several hundred original factory 8 x 10 B&W prints. The Chris-Craft Antique Boat Club member will be able to determine what resolution he/she wants based on their specific need.ġ. We are developing a system that will serve resolutions on the fly. In answer to Brian Robinson's request for a CD of the old factory 35mm scans, it is my goal to have all of this available online. I'll state for the record, we are still a ways out from having the archive accessible, but I starting to get pretty excited about it. I have spent the last few days continuing to digitize content for the online archive. ![]()
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