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SHAMROCK II, in drydock, starboard bow view, 1901
black-and -white negative
PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVESBurton, James
USA, NY, Brooklyn, Erie Basin
1901
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.
8x10 glass negative photographed by James Burton in 1901. Image of SHAMROCK II in drydock with her hull being scraped for repainting. The dry dock is the Erie Basin Dry Dock of Brooklyn, New York. In the background to the right is a very large steam yacht with the name IROQUOIS and there are many other unidentified large vessels also in the background. SHAMROCK II was a 137' cutter and British challenger for 1901 America's Cup. She was owned by Sir Thomas Lipton, designed by George L. Watson and built by William Denny and Brothers, Ltd. of Dumbarton on Leven in Scotland in 1901. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "B-569 / Shamrock II hauled out". Handwritten info. from negative margins: "569 / 111 S-2 / Shamrock II". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.
B.1984.187.569
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer