SHAMROCK (I) and COLUMBIA racing, 1899

albumen print

PHOTOGRAPHS
USA, NY, New York
1899-10
albumen print; linen on paper backing
overall print: 7 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.; overall backing: 7 3/4 x 7 3/8 in.

7 1/4 x 6 1/2 albumen print adhered to a 7 3/4 x 7 3/8 linen on paper backing. Object part of Rosenfeld and Sons Collection. Original photographer unidentified at this time. View of SHAMROCK I (l.) racing against COLUMBIA (r.), port bow view on a starboard tack during one of the America's Cup races of October, 1899. In the background to the right is the SANDY HOOK No. 51 lightship. Handwritten in ink at the bottom of the print in the backing margin area: "44 / Shamrock / Columbia".

RD.1984.187.40814

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection