Shamrock II crossing finish line two seconds ahead of Columbia – Historic Reproduction
(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 historic photograph of Shamrock II crossing finish line two seconds ahead of Columbia brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Shamrock II crossing finish line two seconds ahead of Columbia
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Shamrock II, Sir Thomas Lipton's challenger, is shown crossing the finish line just two seconds ahead of the defending yacht Columbia, a close finish in the 1901 America's Cup match off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Columbia, designed by Nathanael Herreshoff, was the American defender, and the contest drew large crowds of spectators on the water and along the shore. This is an 8 x 10 inch glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for its photographs of American scenery and events around the turn of the century.
| Created / published | 1901 Oct. 4. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30650. 544" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021660. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 786 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-64710 |
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