Copy photograph, b&w, studio portrait of Sir Thomas Lipton

Copy photograph, b&w, studio portrait

Copy photograph, b&w, studio portrait of Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of the Thomas J. Lipton Company in 1871 and owner of SHAMROCK I, a racing yacht built in 1898 and the unsuccessful Irish challenger for the 1899 America's Cup against the United States defender, Columbia.; image includes handwritten inscription "Yours faithfully / Thomas J. Lipton"; subject wears a brimmed cap with insignia and bow tie; identical image to acc. number 1977.135