SHAMROCK II, starboard quarter view, hauled out at the Erie Basin Dry Dock, Brooklyn, New York, 1901

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, 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 dry dock 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.: "B571 / Shamrock II in Dry dock / stern quarter view". Handwritten info. from negative margins: "571 / 1484 / Shamrock II". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.571

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer