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Lipton's contender for America's Cup — camera study of Shamrock V in her first big trials

Name: Lipton's contender for America's Cup — camera study of Shamrock V in her first big trials
Brand: The Regatta
SKU: PA-02038

anonymous press photographer, 1930

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 63 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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Shamrock V working up in her first big trials, 1930 — the last throw of an eighty-year-old challenger's dice. A syndicated 'camera study' from the anonymous press record of the 1930 season.

Maker: anonymous press photographer
Date: 1930
Medium of the original: Silver gelatin press photograph
Original held by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Credit: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-02038

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Size	Why
10 x 8 in	63 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
14 x 11 in	45 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	40 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
20 x 16 in	31 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
24 x 18 in	26 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
30 x 24 in	21 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop
40 x 30 in	16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	13 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 16% crop