This is a poster reproduction of the famous Eakins painting of Max Schmitt, celebrating Schmitt's victory in the Schuylkill Navy Championship in 1871. Both Schmitt and Eakins were Members of the Pennsylvania Barge Club.
This poster depicts a professional 5 mile singles race between Walter Brown and James Hammill on September 9, 1867 at Newburg Bay on the Hudson River in New York. "Won by Hammill on a claim of foul allowed by the referree, Stephen Roberts, Esq.
Aberdeen Asset Management, Toby Wallace, Atlantic Ocean Row. 02/26/2012 - 03/31/2012; This Oar (Used Aboard Titan During her 2012 Transatlantic Crossing) was Presented to The Pennsylvania Barge Club By Simon Chalk, Captain of the Titan, On October 15th, 2013; In Memory of Toby Wallace; Toby was a member of the Titan Crew that Rowed 3000 Miles Unsupported From Gran Canaria to Barbados, Posting a Crossing Time of 34 Days, 15 Hours and 31 Minutes.
