Mayflower [and] Galatea, the start – Vintage Print
![Mayflower [and] Galatea, the start, [1886] Sept. 7. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/08/08315f30fb36-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: Mayflower [and] Galatea, the start, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Mayflower [and] Galatea, the start
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This view captures the start of a race between the American sloop *Mayflower* and the British cutter *Galatea*, preserved on a glass negative dated September 7, 1886. The two yachts met that year in the America's Cup, the international yacht race whose trophy was then held by the United States, and the contest was staged in waters off New York. *Mayflower*, designed by Edward Burgess and owned by Gen. Charles J. Paine, won the series. A start is the most tense moment of a race, when skippers maneuver for the best position against the wind, so the plate records a point of real competition rather than a leisurely sail.
| Created / published | [1886] Sept. 7. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | JSJ 128" and "Sept 7" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 800 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-71136 |
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