VALKYRIE II, circa 1895

gelatin silver print

8 x 10 gelatin silver print taken by Charles Edwin Bolles circa 1893. Printed by Rosenfeld and Sons, year unknown. Port quarter view of the cutter VALKYRIE II under sail. VALKYRIE II was a British America's Cup challenger in 1893. She was designed by George L. Watson and made by D. & W. Henderson & Co. in Glasgow, Scotland 1893. She was beaten in 3 straight races by VIGILANT, and sunk in 1894 in the River Clyde by the British racer SATANITA. Handwritten on back: "Valkyrie II". Stamped in blue rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD AND SONS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS / 163 WEST 23rd ST., N.Y. 10011 / Phone: 989-2404". See original negative Y.1984.187.617A.