Diver at work, Rhode Island, 1937

black-and-white negative; nitrate negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Bristol
1937-05-20
nitrate negative
overall: 2 3/8 x 2 11/16 in.

2 3/8 x 2 11/16 in. nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on May 20, 1937, showing a diver in a hard-hat diving suit mounting a ladder onto a floating platform. Five men are on the platform and two men are in a rowboat nearby. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "80576F MAY 20 1937 / [Box] 4340" and written: "Diver at work / R [indicating the image was submitted to The Rudder magazine]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider.

1984.187.80576F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider