Gar Wood, posed seated in MISS AMERICA II, Detroit, 1921

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, MI, Detroit
August 28, 1921
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.; 12.7 x 17.78 cm

5 x 7 glass negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at Detroit, Michigan. View of Garfield (Gar) Wood (b.1880-d.1970) at the age of 41 at the wheel of his hydroplane MISS AMERICA II. Image is a posed closeup taken at the Detroit Races, August 28, 1921. The event participated in was the race for the Harmsworth Trophy which MISS AMERICA II won. Gar Wood was well known as a famous hydroplane racer and boat builder and his invention of a hydraulic lift for dump trucks provided him with the money to spend on his hobby. MISS AMERICA II was a 32' hydroplane built by Wood and Smith in 1921 in Algonac, Michigan. Typed neg. sleeve info.: "6929-F". Handwritten: "Gar Wood at wheel of America II / Detroit Races 1921". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.6929F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection