Not up to the mark yet
Subject(s): America's Cup, Awards, Contests, Handshaking, John Bull (Symbolic character), Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Yacht racing
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Uncle Sam shakes hands with John Bull who is holding a yacht labeled “Valkyrie.” Between them is the America’s Cup on a pedestal labeled with the names of American yachts and the year they won the Cup, “America 1851, Magic 1870, Columbia 1871, Sappho 1871 [i.e. 1874], Madeleine 1876, Mischief 1881, Puritan 1885, Mayflower 1886, [and] Volu[nteer] 1887.” A ribbon labeled “Vigilant 1893” is tied to the Cup. In the background is a building with a banner that states “Finishing School for Incomplete Yachtsmen.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1893-10-25
Creator(s)
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Not up to the mark yet. [October 25, 1893]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289284. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894. Not up to the mark yet. [25 Oct. 1893]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289284.
APA:
Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894., [1893, October 25]. Not up to the mark yet.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289284.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
