SHAMROCK measured – Historic 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of SHAMROCK measured. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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SHAMROCK measured
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The title names a yacht called Shamrock, and the wording suggests a hull being measured for rating under racing rules, a routine step before a regatta. Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock boats challenged for the America's Cup several times between 1899 and 1930, so the picture likely belongs to that run of British challengers. The record does not say which vessel is shown or when the photograph was taken, and the Bain News Service's dates and captions are not always reliable. Its files mostly date from the early 1900s to the 1920s, so the image probably comes from that period.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch seven loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,847 × 3,309 px · prints to 16 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-31987 |
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