X3D

X3D is an open standard for 3D content delivery. It is not a programming API, nor just a file format for geometry interchange.

X3D

X3D is an open standard for 3D content delivery. It is not a programming API, nor just a file format for geometry interchange.

The voyage of the Livonia

The voyage of the Livonia across the Atlantic was a very stormy one, and the weather, which for some days had been unusually severe for the time of year, culminated in a hurricane in the region so well known to sailors as "the roaring forties," where the Livonia was hove-to for thirty-eight hours.

In the third race of the 1934 challenge RAINBOW was down by two races and behind in the third when C. Sherman Hoyt took the helm. This was the closest that the N.Y.Y.C. would come to losing its treasured cup until 1983.

Hoyt was known for taking the helm in light weather because of his uncanny ability to note slight wind changes, and this time was no exception.

George Lee Schuyler was the grandson of Gen. Philip John Schuyler of Revolutionary fame. He was born in Rhinebeck, June 9, 1811. He early settled in this city, and received his education at private schools and was a graduate of Columbia College. In the early part of Mr. Schuyler‘s business career he was one or the chief owners of the old steamboat line to New-Haven, and was also interested in the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford Railroad.

James Burton was a prominent maritime photographer of the early 20th century. His photographs are in the collections of the Mystic Seaport Museum and the Library of Congress.
During the Spanish-American War, James Burton was the specia lphotographer to Harper'sWeekly. This war was the first conflict in American history to be recorded by both still photography and moving images.