SHAMROCK II and COLUMBIA, #G14, jockeying for position before start of 3rd race, America's Cup, 1901

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Burton, James
USA, NY, New York Bay
1901-10-04
emulsion on glass
8 x 10 in.

8 x 10 glass plate negative photographed by James Burton on October 4, 1901. Image of the challenger, the 137' William Denny & Bro. built, George L. Watson designed cutter SHAMROCK II (built 1901 in Dumbarton on Leven, Scotland) and the defender the 132' Herreshoff cutter COLUMBIA (built 1899 in Bristol, R.I.) at America's Cup races. Visible in image: starboard beam view of SHAMROCK II (left) on starboard close hauled tack and port beam view of COLUMBIA, sail #G14, on port close-hauled tack with gaff-rigged mainsails, topsails, staysails, jibs and flying jibs raised before the start of the final (3rd) race, seen jockying for position, steam yacht (perhaps ERIN) in background. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "B-913 / Shamrock II - Columbia / Before Start / 1901-final race / Box 58". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 31.

B.1984.187.913

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer