MISS BRITAIN I

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Detroit
1930
safety film, Eastman Kodak #74
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5 x 7 Kodak safety negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons in Detroit, 1930. Port quarter view of the hydroplane, MISS BRITAIN (J2), under way. Vessel seen being raced by Hubert Scott-Paine during the Detroit News 5 1/2 Liter Trophy Race. MISS BRITAIN (I) was the first foreign entry and won this race, PHANTOM came in 2nd place. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "Miss Britain I". Stamped: "42253F / DETROIT 1930".

1984.187.42253F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection