J-865 / Wheeler / launching; close-up;sponsor / 12-21-42

black-and -white negative; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Whitestone
December 21, 1942
safety film, Kodak #18
overall: 5 x 4 in.

5X4 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at the Wheeler Ship Yard on December 21, 1942. View is a close-up of the sponsor about to christen the ship. Stamped neg. sleeve: "105632F / 12/21/42 / launching at Wheeler of J-865 / [Box] 4756". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld, Collection.

UNIDENTIFIED J, #865, Wheeler
1984.187.105632F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection