COLUMBIA racing SHAMROCK (I), 1899

albumen print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Beken & Son
USA, NY, New York
1899-10
albumen print; linen on paper backing
overall print: 13 x 9 3/8: overall backing: 9 5/8 x 13 5/8

13 x 9 3/8 albumen print adhered to 9 5/8 x 13 5/8 linen on paper backing. Identified as being photograhed by Beken of Cowes, 1899. View of COLUMBIA (l.) and SHAMROCK I (r.), racing, starboard quarter view. To the left of the print in the background is believed to be a race committee vessel. Print is part of the Rosenfeld and Sons Collection. Handwritten at bottom of print in the backing margin area in ink: "60 / Columbia / Shamrock".

RD.1984.187.40821

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection