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Yachting -- History -- 19th century -- Illustrations

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Excursion on the Yacht Dream Photograph Album

 Item — Box MSSP7003: [Barcode: 00000039204474]
Identifier: MSSP_7003
Content Description

Twenty-one mounted and captioned vernacular photographs recording the recreational cruise of the yacht Dream on Long Island Sound, 21-23 July 23-23, 1899. The participants are identified only informally and by nicknames. The images show activities on the yacht and the shoreline.

Dates: 1899

Thomas Norton, Jr., New York City Recreational Sports Personal Illustrated Journal

 Item — Box MSSP7002: [Barcode: 00000039204482]
Identifier: MSSP_7002
Content Description An ledger book with tipped-in illustrative material and ephemera documenting twenty different recreational outings in the area of New York City during the late 1880s and early 1890s by a group of young men. Variously identified as the Sagamore Club or the Wayandance Club, the group typically took to the waters of Long Island Sound aboard hired yachts during warmer weather; in the fall and winter they took pedestrian and hiking outings and carriage rides. The book is illustrated with...
Dates: 1887-1892

Yachting

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 00000039199443]
Identifier: EPH 5048
Scope and Contents

One game for two to four players copyrighted and published by J. H. Singer, New York. Players spin to advance yacht-shaped pieces across an illustrated board designed to represent the navigation of a vessel through a cove and around an island. The first player completing a lap and returning to the start/finish flag wins.

Dates: Copyright: 1890