Unidentified runabout racer, underway, International Motor Boat Race, 1912

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in 1912 during the International Motor Boat Race. Image shows an unidentified runabout racer, possible MAPLE LEAF IV, with temporary racing #2, underway at high speed with three people visible on board. The spectator fleet is visible in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M.B. Race / 1912 / #259 Box 22 and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written "394 [crossed out] / Box 32 [crossed out]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

UNIDENTIFIED runabout racer
1984.187.259S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection