CLARA, steam yacht, 1893

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bolles, Charles Edwin
USA, Long Island Sound
1893-09-07
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.

8x10 glass negative photographed by Charles Edwin Bolles. Underway, starboard beam view of CLARA, a steam yacht, schooner rigged with a black hull, flush deck and pilot house forward, black smokestack amidships, 2 lifeboats. Approx. length figured to be between 95' and 105' and she had a straight stem bow with a counter stern. Original object of vessel dated September 7, 1893 when photographed. This CLARA may possibly be the 1893 98' steam yacht with Charles Kellogg listed as the owner about 1895. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "CLARA / Y46 / Box 5". Handwritten on emulsion side on glass edge: "Sept. 7, 93 / CLARA / 288". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, Charles Edwin Bolles photographer.

CLARA steam yacht, schooner rigged
Y.1984.187.46

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, Charles Edwin Bolles photographer