Captain Charles Barr, portrait, ca. 1905

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, NY, New York
circa 1905
emulsion on glass
8 x 10 x 0 in.

8x10 glass plate negative photographed by James Burton, ca. 1905 most likely at Burton's studio in New York City. Half figure view of the famous professional racing captain, Charles Barr, in a posed portrait, seated, wearing his formal captain's uniform. While the subject is photographed against a white sheet, in the background can be seen several framed prints on the wall. Charles Barr was born in Scotland, grew up in Gourock, Scotland and started as a grocer which he left to learn to be a professional sailor. Helmsman of ATLANTIC, 1905, captain of COLUMBIA, 1901, helmsman of RELIANCE, 1899, captain of COLUMBIA, 1903 and captain of the racing schooner INGOMAR. Captain of Cornelius Vanderbilt's, 106' cutter, RAINBOW ca. 1901. Died of a heart attack at age 46. Handwritten negative sleeve info.: "B424 / Capt. Barr / [Box] 22" and a notation, "Country Life". Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.424

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer