NY32 fleet start, 1940

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, CT., New London
August 12, 1940
nitrate negative
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4x5 nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Son, August 12, 1940. Image of start of NYYC Cruise, Cruising division, from New London to block Island close hauled on starboard tack near gong #1 (Sarah Ledge)which has two men standing on it with a dory tied up. View from windward. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Stamped negative sleeve info.: "97869F/ [Box] 4626, NYYC Cruise 1940. AUG 12 19640". Handwritten: "Start cruising."

1984.187.97869F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection