MARGO, cruiser, Block Island Race, 1912

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Block Island
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in 1912 at the time of the Block Island race showing a starboard beam view of the cruiser MARGO underway with five people visible on board and a treed shoreline with buildings in the background. Written on the emulsion side of the negative: "30". Written on the original negative sleeve: "Block Is Race 1912 / M.B. / Margo / Plate 597 Box 48 [both partially obscured]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.597S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection