Shamrock III. The Challenger for the America Cup, successfully Launched at Dumbarton on Tuesday Last. 1903.

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  • Shamrock III. The Challenger for the America Cup, successfully Launched at Dumbarton on Tuesday Last. 1903.

  • Article with Photographs.
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For Sale is a Full Page removed from "The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, March 21st, 1903," showing an Article with the Following Photographs for "Shamrock III. The Challenger for the America Cup, Successfully Launched at Dumbarton on Tuesday Last."

1- The Countess of Shaftesbury.  (Portrait)
2- An End on View.  Looking out towards the water, showing lines of the challenger.
3- In the Shed.  Showing stand for christening ceremony and pontoon on which yacht rests before launching.
4- Launched.  The pontoon taking the water at the exit from the shed amid the cheers of the crew, the discharge of fog signals, etc.
5- Making fast to the Tug in the Clyde Waters.
6- A Souvenir. Brooch presented by Sir Thomas Lipton to the Countess of Shaftesbury at the christening ceremony.

Condition is Very Good.