Steam yacht Sapphire (1894)
This fine American steam yacht was photographed by John S. Johnston for the Detroit Publishing Co. in July, 1894. My colorization ofthe original image in the Library of Congress archive. The name of the yacht is "Sapphiro" according to the Library caption. However, I think there is reason to believe that the yacht is in fact theatrical manager John Stetson´s (1836 - 1896) yacht Sapphire, designed by Edward Burgess, and launched in 1888.
"John Stetson was one of the most successful theatrical managers of his time. He owned and managed theaters in New York and Boston and also became a financier and real estate developer. He was married to Kate Stokes, the famed bare-back equestrian and actress.
In addition to their home in Boston, the couple owned a summer residence at Burgess Point in Beverly, Mass., which later became the summer White House of William Howard Taft."
(Find a Grave)
Steam yacht Sapphire (1894)
This fine American steam yacht was photographed by John S. Johnston for the Detroit Publishing Co. in July, 1894. My colorization ofthe original image in the Library of Congress archive. The name of the yacht is "Sapphiro" according to the Library caption. However, I think there is reason to believe that the yacht is in fact theatrical manager John Stetson´s (1836 - 1896) yacht Sapphire, designed by Edward Burgess, and launched in 1888.
"John Stetson was one of the most successful theatrical managers of his time. He owned and managed theaters in New York and Boston and also became a financier and real estate developer. He was married to Kate Stokes, the famed bare-back equestrian and actress.
In addition to their home in Boston, the couple owned a summer residence at Burgess Point in Beverly, Mass., which later became the summer White House of William Howard Taft."
(Find a Grave)