SACHEM II, undersail, 1925

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1925-06-17
emulsion on glass
7 x 5 x 0 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 17, 1925. Image of 60' John G. Alden designed, F.F. Pendleton built auxilary schooner SACHEM II (built 1925 in Wiscasset, ME) undersail. Visible in image: port beam view of SACHEM II on port broad reach under marconi rigged mainsail, gollywobbler, and genoa on light air day, reflections of sails on flat, calm water with little ripples, crew member sitting on bowsprit footropes, motor launch and land in background. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Typed on original negative sleeve: “15148-F 6/17/25 / SACHEM new Alden boat / 1266“.

SACHEM schooner
1984.187.15148F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection