M-Boats, 1935

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Glen Cove; USA, Long Island Sound
1935-06-15
Kodak safety film
5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 15, 1935. Image of 80.5' Burgess, Rigg & Morgan designed, Herreshoff built M class sloop PRESTIGE (built 1927 in Bristol, R.I.) and 82' Charles D. Mower designed, Henry B. Nevins built M class sloop WINDWARD (built 1929 in City Island, N.Y.) off Glen Cove in Long Island Sound. Visible in image: starboard bow view of PRESTIGE (M/1) leading WINDWARD (M/14) on port close reach under marconi rigged mainsails, staysails and jibs, heeled over, rails under water with an unidentified schooner and sloop and land in background. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Rosenfeld, p. 96 and Stanley Rosenfeld lecture text: Yacht Club Costa Smerelda 9/89. NOTE: the design of the M-boats is copyrighted by the Rosenfeld Collection for its use only. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "71346F" and typed: "6/15/35 / M-14 / Windward / M-1 / Prestige".

WINDWARD sloop, M Class, #14; PRESTIGE sloop, M Class, #1
1984.187.71346F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection; LOGO COPYRIGHTED