That coveted cup
Subject(s): America's Cup, Awards, Contests, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Yacht racing
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Uncle Sam sits back in a chair on the beach next to America’s Cup festooned with laurel branches and the names of American yachts and the year they won the Cup, “America 1851, Magic 1870, Columbia 1871, Sappho 1874, Madeleine 1876, Mischief 1881, Puritan 1885, Mayflower 1886, Volunte[er] 1887, [and] Vigilant 1893.” There is a telescope on the ground beside him. A British sailor, wearing a hat with ribbon labeled “Valkyrie III,” is standing before Uncle Sam, looking at the Cup. Caption: Uncle Sam–Wa-al, old feller, you’ve got another chance to look at it, anyhow, even if you can’t win it!
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1895-09-04
Creator(s)
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
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:
That coveted cup. [September 4, 1895]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289480. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937. That coveted cup. [4 Sep. 1895]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289480.
APA:
Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), approximately 1862-1937., [1895, September 4]. That coveted cup.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o289480.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. 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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
