silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Hopf, John T.
USA, RI, Newport
1956
8.00 x 10.00 x 0

Silver print; photographed by John T. Hopf; dock at Newport Shipyard reserved for yawl yacht FINISTERRE with welcome sign and shipyard workers; 1956; after FINISTERRE won the Newport Bermuda Race for the third time; sign on dock reads "RESERVED/ FINISTERRE"; welcome sign that can be read "NEWPORT. R.I. Welcomes CARLETON MITCHELL/ OWNER OF/ FINISTERRE/ and his gallant crew/ WINNER OF 3 SUCCESSIVE/ OCEAN-GOING/ NEWPORT-BERMUDA [RACES]/ '56"; also "CAPTAIN/ CARLETON MITCHELL/ NAVIGATOR/ CHARLES [?] II/ HENRY RIGG/ EDMUND KELLEY/ [?] GUTMAN"; rubberstamped on reverse "Photography by/ John T. Hopf/ 10 RED CROSS TERRACE/ Newport, R.I. #13".


1996.31.6095

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