Dynax, shot fired, Bay City regatta, 1932

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1932
nitrate negative
overall: 3 5/8 x 6 in.

4x6 nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in October 1932 at the Bay City Regatta in Bay City, MI. Pictured are three men along a stretch of floating docks, at the rear a videographer wearing a long coat and fedora, centered, a man also in a long coat and fedora - believed to be James Mulroy - and at front a police officer, in uniform, right hand in pocket, left arm outstretched with a revolver pointed at a Dynax (motor oil) can on the dock. Handwritten/stamped note on neg. sleeve; "62753F / Dynax being shot at / Bay City Regatta 1932 / Box 3675" CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.62753F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection