AZTEC, aground, 1894

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bolles, Charles Edwin
USA, NY, New York
July 04, 1894
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.

8x10 glass negative photographed by Charles Edwin Bolles July 4, 1894. Image of the 77' steam yacht, AZTEC (DS: Seabury, 1890), aground, almost 3/4 of the way submerged, alongside a seawall, port beam view. In the background is a house on the left, a bell tower with a light in the center, and to the right further back are houses and a factory's tall chimney. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: "Aztec / Y36 / Box 4". Typed on paper strip on glass edge: "284 / July 4, 1894". Handwritten on emulsion side on glass edge: "July 4, 94". Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, Charles Edwin Bolles photographer.

AZTEC steam yacht, schooner rigged
Y.1984.187.36

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, Charles Edwin Bolles photographer