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The 19th-century photography of John S. Johnston (c1839-1899) of New York City.
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25 more Johnston yacht photos from the 1880s and 1890s.
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Hi again everyone - This week we uploaded 25 new images from the J. S. Johnston yacht collection at [link] : Lipton's 1899 America's Cup challenger, Shamrock I 1885 America's Cup winner, Puritan 1887 America's Cup winner, Volunteer 1886 America's Cup winner, Mayflower 1895 America's Cup challenger, Valkyrie II (and Vigilant)... more »
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Nine new Johnston images
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Hi again everyone - (To those of you who received my last post, please disregard! Forgive me - I didn't mean to email it to everyone!) This morning we uploaded nine new images from the J. S. Johnston yacht collection at [link] : * Steam Yacht "Satanella" (Does anyone know the history of this... more »
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Ten images of 1890s yacht clubs and the 1899 America's Cup races
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Hi everyone - We've added ten new images from the J. S. Johnston yacht photography collection, including photos of the old Atlantic Yacht Club clubhouses (in Seagate, Coney Island as well as in Bay Ridge), the Riverside Yacht Club clubhouse, the Indian Harbor Yacht Club clubhouse, the Larchmont Yacht Club piazza, and the 1899 America's Cup winner... more »
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Seventeen 'new' Johnston yacht images
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Hi everyone - We just added seventeen new scans from the J. S. Johnston yacht photography collection, including photos of the Colonia, Volunteer (1887 America's Cup winner), Puritan (1885 America's Cup winner), Atalanta, Countess, Emma K. (of the Riverside Yacht Club), Iroquois, Coronet, Amorita, Priscilla, Atlantic, and the mysterious schooner... more »
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New photos added and photography patents found
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Hi everyone - We finally added seven new scans from the J. S. Johnston yacht photography collection, including photos of the Valkyrie (was this Valkyrie I, II or III?), Vigilant, Lasca, and Ethelwynn(e). Does anyone know anything about the Ethelwynn(e)? (And which is the proper spelling?) We also added one new photograph of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club (we... more »
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John S. Johnston's 1899 death record, Niagara Falls, NY
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We just recieved John S. Johnston's 1899 death record from the City Clerk's office in Niagara Falls, NY. Nothing terribly new, but still of interest: Name: John S. Johnston Date of Death: December 17, 1899; 6:00 AM Age at Death: 60+ Years Sex: Male Employment: Photographer Marital Status: Married... more »
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Jubilee, Pilgrim, Vigilant, the 1893 America's Cup, and more...
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Hi again - We just added another ten new 1890s Johnston yacht photographs today on [link] : * Norota - the cutter built by B. F. Wood from the designs of William Gardner * Pilgrim - a defense candidate by a Boston syndicate for the 1893 America's Cup * Molly Bawn * Mary * Embla - a big steam yacht - probably the 135.6' steam yacht built... more »
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Ten new Johnston yacht photos added
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We added ten new Johnston photographs to [link] today, including the following yachts from 1885-1899: - Saghaya - Vigilant (the 1893 America's Cup winner, designed by Nat Herreshoff) - Fugitive - Volsung - Cyclone - Pilgrim (the 1893 Boston candidate for the America's Cup) - Tigress (the Phil Ellsworth-designed sloop?)... more »
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20 new photos added to jsjohnston.org
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Hi everyone - We added another batch of photographs to [link], including the steam yachts Barracouta, Au Revoir, and Freelance; the catboats Regina, Eurybia and Ursula; America's Cup contestants Defender and Valkyrie III in the 1895 races, Thistle (the 1887 America's Cup challenger, in drydock), Colonia (the Herreshoff 1893 AC candidate),... more »
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new photos added 12/29: Wasp, Katrina, Yola, Ariel, Shamrock, and other racing yachts
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We added ten new Johnston yacht photographs today on [link] Wasp (built by Herreshoff), Katrina, Yola (or is it Vola?), Ariel, Shamrock (the 1899 America's Cup challenger), In It, a bunch of half-raters in an 1896 trial race (Paprika, Vesper, El Heirie, and In It), Sachem, Cogma, and the steam yacht Charlietta.... more »
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