Name/Title
Photo of the sloop 'Whirlwind' in a race on the Bay, 1897Entry/Object ID
1997.503.2Description
Acc. No. 97.503.2
Subject Category: Sports - Yachting
Date or Period: Ca. 1897
Object: Photograph
Description: Modern glossy black/white enlarged contact print made from the negative of a photo by Charles A. Loring of Alameda, unmounted. Thumbtack holes are found in all corners.
Size: L-8 x W-10 in.
History of Object: Sloop "Whirlwind" of the California Yacht Club during a race in San Francisco Bay, in 1897. This vessel was owned by Capt. Edw. A. Von Schmidt.
Acquired from: Charles M. Loring
Date: 9/16/97
Pre-1971 donation, old cat. #318.
