"The Hanlan-Courtney Contest on the Potomac at Washington, May 19th [1880]"

newspaper engraving

PRINTS - ENGRAVINGS
Ogden, Henry Alexander; Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
USA, Potomac River
1880-06-05; 1880-05-19
paper
framed 16-1/4 x 21-3/4 in.

Newspaper engraving; page 228 from "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper", June 5, 1880; rowing scene in harbor with 3-masted schooners and "referees boat" in foreground; with vignette of rower Courtney, "COURTNEY GIVES OUT"; caption printed at bottom of page "DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. - THE HANLAN-COURTNEY CONTEST ON THE POTOMAC AT WASHINGTON, MAY 19TH - THE START OF THE OARSMEN. - FROM A SKETCH BY H. A. OGDEN. - SEE PAGE 227."

2005.110.42