Courtney (LOC)

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    Courtney

    1913 June 16 (date created or published later by Bain)

    1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.

    Notes:
     Title and date from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative.
    Photo shows Cornell University crew coach Charles E. Courtney (1849-1920), possibly during the Intercollegiate Regatta held in Poughkeepsie, New York, June 1913. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
    Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress).

    Format: Glass negatives.

    Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

    Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

    General information about the Bain Collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.ggbain

    Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ggbain.13154

    Call Number: LC-B2- 2709-11

    Comments and faves

    1. klynslis (44 months ago | reply)

      Date in upper left is 6/16/13

    2. Arden (LOC P&P) (44 months ago | reply)

      klynslis: Thank you for your information about the date. We will update the source data and reload the description.

    3. swanq (44 months ago | reply)

      Cornell crew coach. See also www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/216 2683927/ from 1911

      He is Charles E, Courtney, from NYT obituary on July 18, 1920,
      query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9502E 0DC1131E433A...

    4. Arden (LOC P&P) (44 months ago | reply)

      Thanks Swang. We will add the information and his dates to the source data for this and the other image of him on Flickr.

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      Sofia Katarina and pixelwelt added this photo to their favorites.

    6. Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) (40 months ago | reply)

      Charles E. Courtney (November 13, 1849 – July 17, 1920) was an American rower and rowing coach from Union Springs, New York. A carpenter by trade, Courtney was a nationally known amateur rower. Courtney never lost as an amateur and finished a total of 88 victories.

      In 1877 he moved from an amateur to a professional rower, a decision that Courtney would later regret. His professional career was marred by controversy and accusations including cowardice and race fixing. His professional career was best remembered for his controversial losses to Ned Hanlan. Some[who?] believe that the controversies surrounding the Hanlan and Courtney races caused a public backlash against professional rowing that eventually led to its death in the United States.

      As his rowing career wound down, Courtney became involved in coaching at Cornell University. He coached Cornell’s rowing team from 1883 to 1920. His crews won 14 of 24 Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championship Regatta, varsity eight oared titles. He kept his position until he died in the summer of 1920.

      Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_E._Courtney

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      John McNab added this photo to his favorites. (31 months ago)

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