DORIS, crewman taking a reading, Newport to Bermuda Race, 1954

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1954
safety film, Kodak
overall: 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.

2 1/2 x 2 1/2 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Newport to Bermuda Race in 1954. One of the Rosenfeld men took part in this race and spent his time on board DORIS taking images of every aspect of the work involved on board during the race. In this shot, a crew member is seated on deck on the port side while the vessel is on a starboard tack taking a reading with a sextant and a stop watch to determine their location on a map of the Atlantic Ocean. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "142896F / NEWPORT-BERMUDA / RACE 1954 / [BOX] 5381". Handwritten in pencil: "Navigator / 11/Toronto Star / Pg 183." Videodisc and frame number of a print: 1-27979. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. DUP 1

1984.187.142896F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection