Sir Thomas Lipton bequeathed his collection of photographs, newspaper cuttings and memorabilia to the Mitchell Library where it is still housed.
In 1999, the collection was showing signs of degradation and conservation was required. Unilever, who now own the Lipton brand, were approached and funded the conservation and digitisation costs.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Shamrock came to this country under reduced cutter rig, convoyed by the steam-yacht Erin. Permission was granted by the New York Yacht Club to tow Shamrock in calm weather, and under tow most of the way she made the passage from Fairlee, which was left August 3d, to Sandy Hook, via the Azores, in fourteen days twenty hours, the distance being three thousand four hundred miles.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"On her arrival here Shamrock was rigged promptly for racing, and was given several trials off Sandy Hook, in which she appeared to be a veritable witch in light airs. On September 13th she met with an accident, her steel gaff buckling until it collapsed. It may be mentioned here that her spars and gear were too light for her sails, which defect caused a loss of speed. She was finely handled by Capt. Archie Hogarth, assisted by Capt. Robert Wringe.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"Only two photos of the races, unfortunately, and some photos not easy to classify.
Each thumbnail presented here contains a link to the original photo on the Mitchell Library' s website.
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Gallery "Sir Thomas Lipton"On November 2, 1899, Shamrock leaves New York and is towed back to Great Britain by Lipton's steam yacht Erin, via the Azores. It is dry-docked on arrival.
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