An unusual American tennis trophy tankard 1904, by Reed and Barton, engraved with the words, MENS SINGLES WHITEFACE AUGUST 6th. 1904 THEODORE S. FARRE
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An unusual American tennis trophy tankard 1904, by Reed and Barton, engraved with the words, MENS SINGLES WHITEFACE AUGUST 6th. 1904 THEODORE S. FARRELLY, a silver-plated, lidded tankard of strikingly bold design, measuring 18 cm., 7in. high. Theodore Slevlin Farrelly (1883-1955) became an internationally renowned researcher and writer on the subject of Alaska, covering much of its early colonization by the Russians. He left a huge quantity of letters, prints, photos and other materials to Columbia University. Whiteface refers to the summer resort 'Whiteface Inn' formed on Lake Placid in 1891.