[Reliance and Shamrock III maneuvering for the start] – Vintage Wall Art
![[Reliance and Shamrock III maneuvering for the start], [1903 Aug.] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/64/640696bc0735-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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This rare historic photograph captures [Reliance and Shamrock III maneuvering for the start] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Two of the most closely watched yachts of their day, the American defender *Reliance* and the British challenger *Shamrock III*, jockey for position in this August 1903 view. Their America's Cup match drew large crowds and newspaper coverage on both sides of the Atlantic, and the maneuvering before the gun could decide who held the advantage. The picture is one of the Detroit Publishing Company's glass-plate negatives, a commercial collection of American scenes made in the early twentieth century.
| Created / published | [1903 Aug.] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Title from jacket. G 1251" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 033166. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-66480 |
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