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Measurements:
overall: 72 cm x 86 cm; 28 11/32 in x 33 27/32 in
Object Name:
t-shirt
Description:
In 1992, American businessman Bill Koch funded the yacht <i>America<sup>3</sup></i>, which beat the Italian challenger to win the America's Cup yacht race. In 1995, he put together an all-female America's Cup racing team aboard a new purpose-built yacht named <i>Mighty Mary</i>. They narrowly lost to famous yachtsman Dennis Connor, who went on to lose the America's Cup to New Zealand in five straight losses.
This t-shirt began with the famous World War II Rosie the Riveter image and altered it with the collar button "A<sup>3</sup>" and logo along the bottom edge. The donor was a foredeck crewmember for the <i>Mighty Mary</i> campaign.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Merritt T. Carey, Tennants Harbor, Maine
ID Number:
1995.0208.01
Catalog number:
1995.0208.01
Accession number:
1995.0208
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Sports & Leisure
Transportation
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-24b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1174136