FRANCES H, Fire Island Race, 1911

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Fire Island
1911-08-12
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld during the time of the Fire Island Race, sponsored by the National Yacht Club, from Bensonhurst, New York, to Fire Island on August 12, 1911. Image of FRANCES H, underway, starboard beam view. FRANCES H was approximately a 30'-40' raised deck screw launch built ca. 1911. Her owner in 1911 was G.W. Hoertel. Written on the original negative sleeve: "Francis [sic] H / Fire Is. Race / Box 4." Stamped: "PLATE NO. 39". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.39S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection