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The “Daisy R” Exhibit — George L. Geiger

George L. Geiger was born on February 2, 1912 in Salt Lake City. He spent most of his youth in Venice, California, living a block from the beach. He loved the ocean and began building boats at a young age. His first was a canoe built out of barrel staves.

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George at age ten paddling his homemade canoe in the Cabrillo Canal, Venice, California.

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At age 15 George built the skiff “Barbara Ann,” named after his younger sister. Here he is sailing off the Venice Pier in 1927.

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