AVALANCHE, launching, 1929

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Morris Heights
1929-12-17
safety film, Kodak
overall: 7 x 5 in.

7x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at the launching of the motor yacht AVALANCHE, on December 17, 1929. Image of vessel (launched in 1929, a 154'6" diesel yacht designed by Tams & King, Inc. and built by Consolidated Ship Building Corporation of Morris Heights, New York), on ways at launching sliding into the water, bow view, workman standing to the left on shore, wooden scaffolding on either side of image. Typed neg. sleeve info.: "37623F / 12/17/29 / AVALANCHE". Handwritten: "Box 2692". Handwritten lower right area a notation of possible orders for: "Cons" (Consolidated) / "Tams" (Tams and King) / "owner" (A. Hard)". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.37623F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection