His son Edgar continued running the business until 1946, when the business was sold to Mr Robert Wells of East Cowes.
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The cutter Shamrock beating to windward
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Americas Cup challenger Shamrock III
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The cutter Shamrock sailing close-hauled
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Close up of Shamrocks Deck
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The cutter Shamrock sailing close-hauled, 1912
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Shamrock and White Heather powering to windward, 1912
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The majestic cutters White Heather and Shamrock race downwind, 1912
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The cutter Shamrock beating upwind, 1912
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Americas Cup challenger Shamrock IV sailing without topsail, 1914
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The towering 10, 450 sq ft sail area of Shamrock IV, 1914
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The towering 10, 450 sq ft sail area of Shamrock IV, 1914
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The towering 10, 450 sq ft sail area of Shamrock IV, 1914
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After launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport with H.M.S. Victory in the background, May 1914
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After launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport with H.M.S. Victory in the background, May 1914
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After launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport with H.M.S. Victory in the background, May 1914
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After launch of Shamrock IV at Gosport with H.M.S. Victory in the background, May 1914
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The sailing yachts White Heather and Shamrock, race downwind
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The cutter Shamrock beating upwind
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Magnificent group of 1st Class Races: Shamrock V, White Heather and Candida, 1930
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Shamrock V - the first British yacht to be built to the J-Class of the American Universal Rule
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Shamrock, Westward, Britannia, Astria and Velsheda, 1933
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Racing Yachts. J Class yacht Shamrock V leads Britannia and Velsheda, Cowes Regatta 1933
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The Big Five J Class yachts racing downwind, 1934
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The J-Class yachts Shamrock V and Britannia, 1934
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The Americas Cup challenger Endeavour, 1934
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The American J-Class yacht Yankee, 1935
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Group of J Class yachts, 1935
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The American J-Class yacht Yankee, 1935
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Sailing yachts Yankee, Astra and Velsheda, 1935
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The Americas Cup challenger Endeavour, 1935
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The racing yachts Astra and Endeavour, 1936
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The J Class Endeavour II in 1936
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William Umpleby Kirk was a pioneering photographer. He took one of the first photographs of a vessel in motion ever taken in Britain using a continuous shutter. These were pictures of Queen Victoria’s yacht Alberta steaming into Cowes at a speed of 10 knots and earned him a royal warrant.
He was born in 1843 in Hull and by 1881, the family had moved to the Isle of Wight and were living on the High Street, Cowes, His photographic skills and his business developed for two generations with himself and his son Edgar obtaining Royal Patronage.
