ATLANTIC, undersail off Larchmont, New York, 1904

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, NY, Larchmont
1904-07-21
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8x10 glass negative photographed by James Burton July 21, 1904. Image of the 185' three-masted schooner Atlantic (DS: Gardner & Cox; BU: Townsend, 1903) photographed off Larchmont, New York, undersail on a calm day with all sails out, port bow view, sails reaching. Visible in image: three sails (fore, main, and mizzen), three topsails, two gollywobblers, and a large jib, men out on bowsprit and men tending lines onboard. Handwritten info. from sleeve: "B12 / Atlantic." Handwritten in black ink on negative margin at top emulsion side: "July 21st 04 at Larchmont" and bottom: "Atlantic / 12 / 15 / 2214" and unreadable on left side. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

B.1984.187.12

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer