ANKLE DEEP and MONA, hydroplanes, racing, International Motor Boat Race, New York, 1912

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Huntington Bay
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in 1912 during the races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a starboard quarter view of the hydroplane MONA at a high speed, following the hydroplane ANKLE DEEP, also underway at high speed. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M.B. / Ankle Deep & Mona" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "464 / Box 36". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.464S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection