Cutter Yacht Minerva off Newport

Object summary

Title: Cutter Yacht Minerva off Newport
Object ID: CC-E-0100
Date made: 1905
Place made: Unknown
Maker: unknown
Object type: Print
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A black and white photographic print of the cutter yacht "Minerva" in front of a harbor. The "Minerva" was among its day considered the fastest all-around yacht of her class. She raced in the midsummer races of Corinthian Yacht Club, off Marblehead, MA, August 30, 1890 and won the Hemenway Cup against "Ventura".

Inscriptions

Type: graphite
Location: recto bottom left corner
Text: Cutter Yacht "Minerva" off Newport 1905

Type: graphite
Location: recto bottom right corner
Text: E100

Type: stamp
Location: recto bottom right corner
Text: Clark Collection MIT

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