SEA HORSE, underway, starboard beam view, Buffalo Races, 1921

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Buffalo
1921-08-12
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 glass negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Buffalo Races held August 12, 1921. Image of the vessel SEA HORSE, of the Detroit Yacht Club, underway showing a starboard beam view. SEA HORSE was an 80' commuter cruiser designed and built by Purdy Boat Company of Trenton, Michigan in 1921. The cost of the Allison Engineering Company engines in 1921 was $22,000 each. She was used for many years on the Great Lakes and in Florida. Her owner in 1921 was James A. Allison. Typed neg. sleeve info.: "6841-F". Handwritten: "Sea Horse / Box 708". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.6841F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection