Start, Larchmont – Antique Wall Art
(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 Start, Larchmont 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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A sailboat named *Thelma* sits in the foreground of this September 1899 view of a race start at Larchmont, New York, on Long Island Sound. The Larchmont Yacht Club hosted regattas there, and the picture shows the fleet gathered at the line as the race begins. It survives as an 8 by 10 inch glass dry plate negative, a format that recorded fine detail for large prints. The Detroit Publishing Company, known for its broad photographic survey of American scenery and life around 1900, is credited here, though that attribution rests on the style of the title and numbering rather than a confirmed record.
| Created / published | 1899 Sept. 4. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Attribution based on style of title and numbering. Probably a Larchmont Yacht Club regatta. Thelma" on boat in foreground. "736" on negative. No Detroit Publishing Co. no. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 796 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-71349 |
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