CASSANDRA, steam yacht, ca. 1908

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
1908 or after
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.

8x10 glass negative photographed by James Burton in 1908 or after. Image of the 287' steam yacht, CASSANDRA, underway, starboard beam view. CASSANDRA was designed by Albert S. Chesborough and built by Scott & Company of Greenock, Scotland in 1908 for Roy Rainey who owned her until 1912. She was used on extensive cruises to Africa and South America by her first two owners. When sold in 1916, she went to the West Coast and cruised to Hawaii and Alaska. She was sold to the Philippine government in 1937 and was reported bombed and sunk in 1942 off Corregidor Island. Handwritten neg. sleeve info.: 248-B / CASSANDRA". Handwritten on the glass neg. margin: "248 / Cassandra / 248 / 3202(crossed out)". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.248

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer