Steam yacht Namouna: the property of James Gordon Bennett, Esq. – Vintage Print
(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 image captures Steam yacht Namouna: the property of James Gordon Bennett, Esq. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Steam yacht Namouna: the property of James Gordon Bennett, Esq.
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Few yachts of the 1880s drew as much public attention as the steam yacht *Namouna*, shown here in a Currier & Ives print from about 1882. The title credits its owner, James Gordon Bennett, the publisher of the *New York Herald*, who was known for his enthusiasm for ocean racing and for cruising his vessels between New York and European waters. Currier & Ives, the New York firm famous for popular lithographs of ships, trains and national life, produced many such prints for a public eager to see the new steam-powered pleasure craft of the wealthy.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1882. |
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| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 10,010 × 7,001 px · prints to 33 × 23 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 11 |
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