America's Cup Yachts
C. H. Crandall Photographs

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Crandall Endeavor Crandall Ranger
Crandall Endeavor Crandall Ranger
C. H. Crandall (photographer)
Ranger
Endeavour II
American: c. 1937
Each titled lower left and signed lower right
Black and white photographs, mounted on card
5.75 x 4.25 inches photograph
11 x 8.5 inches, matted
Sold, please inquire as to the availability of similar items.

Other items available from the Edmund Lang Archive:
Yacht Race Album
Lang's Personal Christmas Card Collection
Letters and Photos from Vincent Astor to Edmund Lang

Two photographs of America 's Cup yachts from the collection of Edmund Lang, chairman of the Race Committee of the New York Yacht Club during the 1930s. Other Lang yachting memorabilia is also available on our website.

The American Ranger and the British Endeavour II were J-class yachts that battled for the America 's Cup in 1937. Ranger was the last J-Class yacht built in the 1930s, and won not only that race, but 32 out of 34 races it entered.

Reference:

“J-5 Ranger History.” J Class Ranger. http://www.sy-ranger.com/history.html (11 May 2004).