Photo Record
| Title | 3rd race Our party |
| Object Name | Negative, Glass-plate |
| Photographer |
Austen, E. Alice |
| Date | October 9, 1893 |
| Collection | Alice Austen Photograph Collection |
| Description | Original glass plate negative. View of the deck of a boat in New York Harbor, with men and women seated on chairs and benches; a boy and a girl stand in the center. On the right a man looks out over the railing with a pair of binoculars. The photographer's initials are inscribed in the lower left corner of the negative: "E.A.A." The original negative sleeve has the photographer's handwritten inscription: "Stanley / 35 / No 671 / 3rd race Mrs. Van [Vechten?] & [more?] / Our party Mrs. Emmons & family / The [Franks?], Trude & [rest of line is cut off] / Fine day windy / W.L. / 2.40 P.M / 25 ft about / Inst / Monday Oct. 9th 1893." |
| Film Size | 4 x 5 |
| Acquisition | Museum Purchase |
| Ownership and History |
The "third race" in the photographer's title for this photo is the 1893 America's Cup race between the American yacht Vigilant and the British challenger Valkyrie. The Vigilant won the race, and days later went on to win the America's Cup. Among the ephemera items donated to the Historical Society by Alice Austen in 1945 is a handbill advertising daily trips on the steamboat Columbia to watch the "Great International Yacht Race," following the yachts Vigilant and Valkyrie over the course sailed. The handbill has Alice Austen's handwritten inscription "Monday October 9th 1893," which suggests that this photo was taken from the deck of the steamboat Columbia. |
| Earliest Date | 1893 |
| Latest Date | 1893 |
| Subjects |
Ferries Yacht racing |
| Lexicon Sub-category | Documentary Artifact |
| Catalog Number | 50.015.6037 |
| Support Acknowledgment | Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, April 2016. |
| Legal Status | Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |