Innovations in Shamrock V — including new winch method of hoisting sail
anonymous press photographer, 1930
No print size passed the check for this piece: at 10 x 8 in, 57 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.
See pieces like it you can buyThe press explaining Shamrock V's new gear — winch hoisting among the novelties of the 1930 challenger. Published in The Illustrated London News, 31 May 1930: the J class arrived as engineering news.
- Maker
- anonymous press photographer
- Date
- 1930
- Medium of the original
- Halftone 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-02037
Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.
| Size | Why |
|---|---|
| 10 x 8 in | 57 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 12 x 8 in | 53 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 14 x 11 in | 42 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 16 x 12 in | 38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 18 x 12 in | 35 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 20 x 16 in | 28 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 16 in | 26 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 24 x 18 in | 25 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 20 in | 21 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 30 x 24 in | 19 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 36 x 24 in | 17 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 40 x 30 in | 15 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 48 x 36 in | 12 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
| 60 x 40 in | 10 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged |
- Scanned
- 2026-10-07
- Master file
- 640 x 463 px, b-w
- Tone
- Darks 30, lights 242 of 255; 0.9% clipped light, 0.4% clipped dark
- Colour
- 0% vivid
- Sharpness
- 223.32
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