INGOMAR and ELMINA, racing, ca. 1907

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, Long Island Sound
July 27, ca. 1907
emulsion on glass
8 x 10 in.

8 x 10 glass negative photographed by James Burton July 27, ca 1907. Image of the 127' Herreshoff schooner INGOMAR (built 1903 in Bristol, R.I.) and the 125' Smith design and Lawley built schooner ELMINA (built 1905 in Neponset, MA) racing the first round. Visible in image: starboard bow view of the schooners INGOMAR, #B3, on the left and ELMINA, #D3, on right, on a port broad reach, seen racing under gaff-rigged main and foresails, main topsails, fisherman's staysails, forestaysails, and jibs, flying jib raised on INGOMAR, steamships in background. ELMINA is passing a buoy, masthead man seen aloft working on the foretopsail after the change in tack. INGOMAR was owned by Daniel R. Hanna, and Charles Barr was her Captain. ELMINA was owned by Fred Brewster. Typed on original negative sleeve: "98-B / Box 7 / INGOMAR and ELMINA". Handwritten in ink on neg. edge: "1st round Ingomar + Elmina Jul 27 / 3082 / 98". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer, acquired in honor of Jack Aron. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, pages 35 - 36.

B.1984.187.98

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer, acquired in honor of Jack Aron