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[Yacht Independence, on second leg, July 8th] – Vintage Print

[Yacht Independence, on second leg, July 8th], [1901] — historic photograph
[Yacht Independence, on second leg, July 8th], [1901]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Among the Detroit Publishing Company's many views of yachts, this glass negative stands out for its specific subject: the sloop *Independence* under way on her second leg on July 8, 1901. The record notes that the run was probably a trial for the America's Cup races that summer, when American defenders were tuning their boats against the British challenger. Yacht trials drew crowds of spectators and newspaper attention, and photographers like Detroit's company captured these sailing days as part of a wider commercial catalog of American scenery and events. The negative was later donated to the State Historical Society of Colorado and reached the Library of Congress with the rest of the collection.

Created / published[1901]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle and date from jacket. Probably trial for America's Cup races. 423" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 042586. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 782 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-69727

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