Start of the schooners / F. A. Walter, 62 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y. – Historic Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Start of the schooners / F. A. Walter, 62 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y.. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Start of the schooners / F. A. Walter, 62 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Independence, a racing yacht, is the focus here, caught in a start line during the America's Cup races of 1901. Brooklyn photographer F. A. Walter, whose studio address at 62 Schermerhorn Street appears on the image, captured the scene at a time when the Cup drew large crowds of spectators on the water and along the shore. The contest between American defenders and British challengers was a major sporting event of the period, and the image gives a sense of the crowded, wind-driven start that made these races so closely watched.
| Created / published | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Photograph shows racing yacht Independence during the America's Cup Race. |
| Original scan | 5,755 × 4,520 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1 |
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