VOLUNTEER, undersail, 1903

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, CT, Mystic
July 20, 1903
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8 x 10 glass negative photographed by James Burton on Long Island Sound off Mystic and Noank, CT, on July 20, 1903. Starboard beam view of the sloop VOLUNTEER under sail. VOLUNTEER was a U.S. America's Cup defender, designed by Edward Burgess, and built by Pusey & Jones in Wilmington, Delaware, 1887. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "B-649 / 7/20/03 / Volunteer". Handwritten on negative margin in ink, emulsion side: "The Volunteer / July 20 / 649" and written twice in lower right corner, "1973" written and crossed out. Plate is marked with white cropping guide tape on surface. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.


B.1984.187.649

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer



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