Description

An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8x8" original photograph. Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans. Alec Rose is captured in a close-up portrait, wearing a suit and tie, speaking into microphones. The image is likely taken during a public address in celebration of his solo round-the-world voyage which concluded in Portsmouth, England in 1967. Alec Rose was a British grocer turned sailor, famed for his unassisted circumnavigation in the yawl "Lively Lady." His remarkable journey, completed on a shoestring budget, spanned 354 days and covered 28,500 miles. His achievement inspired many and earned him a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II. Text present on photo: [Front of Image: None] [Back of Image:] Stamped Text: - "Jul 4 3 54 PM '67" - "ENGRAVING" Printed Text: TRIBUNE CUT ORDER - Subject: Alec Rose - Size: 1 col x 3 1/4" - For: Engraving Typed Text: PORTSMOUTH, England "Alec Rose, 354 days out of Portsmouth, sailed home Thursday to an ecstatic welcome..." - - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.