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Title
Stamas Boat Company employees
Subject
Tarpon Springs, Greek community, businesses
Description
Stamas Boat Company employees make recreational boats in a newly built facility on March 21, 1967. Peter and Nicholas Stamas learned wooden boat building from traditional Greek craftsmen as boys. While still at Tarpon Springs High School in the late 1930s, they received a first prize at the Florida State Fair for a 22-foot wooden cruiser that they built. Initially they built commercial and deep sea charter fishing boats. After World War II, the brothers started building boats regularly and established their company in 1952. By the late 1950s, the Stamas brothers recognized the potential of fiberglass and pioneered its use in boat construction. They switched entirely from wood to fiberglass in 1959. Today, Stamas is one of the oldest family owned and operated boat companies in the nation. Many features that are industry standards were originally Stamas innovations.
Creator
Flash Jarocki
Source
Tampa Tribune
Publisher
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Date
March 21, 1967
Contributor
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Relation
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Format
jpeg
Language
English
Type
photo
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