Yachting Fever in New York: Excursion Steamers Which Follow the Racing
black-and -white negative
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
Circa 1958
overall: 4 x 5 in.
4x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons. Image photographed from THE GRAPHIC, p. 385, Sept. 21, 1901 courtesy New York Historical Society. THE GRAPHIC was a British weekly, illustrated newspaper, first published on 4 December 1869 by William Luson Thomas's company Illustrated Newspapers Limited. Info. from drawing: "The yachting fever in New York: Excursion steamers which follow the racing. Drawn by our special artist, Charles Dixon, R.I." Image description: Spectator fleet that followed COLUMBIA and SHAMROCK II off Atlantic Highlands. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "158853F" and written "Pg 180 / The Graphic Sept 21, 1901 / Yachting Fever / R / 6 / DDN" and stamped lower center "[Box] 5635". Videodisc image from print: 1-30888.
RHODE ISLAND ferry (left edge); ST. JOHNS ferry (left edge); PURITAN ferry (above center right); GRAND REPUBLIC ferry (lower right)
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