Document No 1025: COLUMBIA and SHAMROCK, 1899

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AUTEUR : James Burton

REF : 0

EDITION : 1899

DATE : 19 Oct 1899 - 10:59

COURSE : 7

DESCRIPTION SITE :

10x8 glass negative photographed by James Burton on October 19, 1899. Image of 132' Herreshoff cutter COLUMBIA (built 1899 in Bristol, RI) and 128' Thornycroft cutter SHAMROCK (built 1899 in Millwall on Thames, England) racing at America's Cup Race. Visible in image: starboard bow view of COLUMBIA on a starboard reach downwind in full view in foreground leading SHAMROCK on same tack in the background slightly obscured by COLUMBIA. Both cutters are under full sail. There is an unidentified steam yacht in the distance to the right. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "B-896 / Columbia 1899 / Leading / Oct 19th". For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 26. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer. NOTE: THIS IMAGE IS PART OF THE LIMITED EDITION ROSENFELD COLLECTION PORTFOLIO WHICH MAY BE PURCHASED IN OUR SHOPPING ONLINE AREA. IT IS AVAILABLE INDIVIDUALLY ONLY FOR RESEARCH AND FOR PUBLICATION LICENSING. IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ANY FINE ART DECORATIVE PRINT PURCHASES.

NOTES AMERICA-SCOOP :

EIGHTH YACHTING FIZZLE; Columbia Outsails Shamrock, but Lacks Wind to Finish.

NEWPORT, R.I., Oct. 19. -- This is the story of fizzle No. 8: Shamrock and Columbia attempted to race again yesterday, and the contest was once more called off when the lightship was five miles away. It was exasperating. There are people who will not hesitate to say that it was maddening...

LICENCE :
Public domain
BATEAUX : COLUMBIA SHAMROCK
LIENS VERS CE DOCUMENT
SITE LARG HAUT ADRESSE
Archive.org 984 948 https://archive.org/details/picturehistoryof0000rous/page/28/mode/1up?view=theater
Rosenfeld Collection 600 442 http://rosenfeldcollection.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=rosenfeld.imageDetail&mkey=242045&deriv_id=m330023-t.jpg&imageSizeFilter=r&startRow=1