Sloop yachts Mischief and Atalanta in the race for "The America Cup" – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Sloop yachts Mischief and Atalanta in the race for "The America Cup" comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Sloop yachts Mischief and Atalanta in the race for "The America Cup"
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Two sloops, Mischief and Atalanta, are the focus of this Currier & Ives view, which shows them racing for the America's Cup. The trophy dates to 1851, when the schooner America beat a fleet of British yachts around the Isle of Wight, and it was held for decades by the New York Yacht Club, so challenges like this one drew intense public interest. Currier & Ives, the New York lithography firm, produced many such sporting scenes for a middle-class audience eager for pictures of the era's celebrated races.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1882. |
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| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 9,909 × 7,324 px · prints to 33 × 24 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 9 |
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