PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR - Managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCYCirca 15 July 1891. Captain Charles Barr (1864-1911). This certificate was awarded by the Human
PICTURES OF YESTERYEAR - Managed by PPL PHOTO AGENCYCirca 15 July 1891. Captain Charles Barr (1864-1911). This certificate was awarded by the Humane Society of Massachusetts in recognition of Captain Charles Barr’s efforts in saving life at Marblehead. Charles Barr was an accomplished sailing skipper who captained the winning America's Cup yacht three times. He is also best known for setting the record for the fastest crossing by a sailing yacht of the Atlantic Ocean on the schooner ATLANTIC in the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Transatlantic Race. Barr made his crossing in 12 days, 4 hours, 1 minute, 19 seconds, an outright racing record that stood 75 years. Photo Credit: Capt. Charles Barr Archive/PPL
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