Shamrock II at the finish, Oct. 3rd, 1901 – 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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This rare historic photograph captures Shamrock II at the finish, Oct. 3rd, 1901 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Shamrock II at the finish, Oct. 3rd, 1901
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Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Lipton's British challenger, is shown at the finish of an October 3, 1901, race in the America's Cup series. Lipton, a tea merchant, sent the yacht across the Atlantic hoping to win back the trophy, but the American defender Columbia took the series. The picture survives as a large glass negative, 18 by 22 inches, made by the Detroit Photographic Company, whose mammoth plates recorded American scenes for decades. It was copied from a photograph by H.G. Peabody taken that month.
| Created / published | c1901, 1901 October. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 18 x 22 in. |
| Genre | Mammoth plates.Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Jacket title continues: Yachting, America's Cup races. Peabody], October 1901. Copyright 1901 by Detroit Photographic Co." and "015145" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 015145. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 808 × 980 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-80165 |
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