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John Henry Taylor, golf champion - for the fifth time in his career won the British open golf championship – Antique Print

John Henry Taylor, golf champion - for the fifth time in his career won the British open golf championship, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
John Henry Taylor, golf champion - for the fifth time in his career won the British open golf championship, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Golf 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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Step back in time with John Henry Taylor, golf champion - for the fifth time in his career won the British open golf championship, a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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John Henry Taylor, golf champion - for the fifth time in his career won the British open golf championship

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John Henry Taylor's record of five British Open titles is the detail that sets this photograph apart, and the caption notes that it marks his fifth win. Taylor, a Devon-born professional, was one of the three dominant players of the era known as the Great Triumvirate, along with Harry Vardon and James Braid. His Open victories, from 1894 to 1913, helped establish professional golf as a serious sport in Britain. The picture comes from the George Grantham Bain Collection, though its caption card gives no date.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: B.I.; Sports--Golf; Ph. Ind.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,154 × 1,686 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170858

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