PETER PAN VIII, 1917

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Alexandria Bay
1917
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.; 12.7 x 17.78 cm

5 x 7 glass plate negative taken by Morris Rosenfeld at the Thousand Island Races on the St. Lawrence River, in NY, August 1917. Close up view of the hydroplane PETER PAN VIII. Clear shot of the owner, Jack Bickell (left), and mechanic, J. Schraefer (right), both from Toronto, Canada. The Thousand Island Club Challenge Trophy occurred on August 9th and 10th of 1917. There were two races of 33.06 statutes, PETER PAN VIII broke down in the first race and did not finish. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "Thousand Islands / Peter Pan 8 / Box 118 / driver of Peter Pan 8".

PETER PAN VIII hydroplane
1984.187.615F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection