MAPLE LEAF IV, hydroplane, underway, International Race, New York, 1912

black-and -white negative

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

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in the summer of 1912 during the elimination trials or races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a starboard bow view of the hydroplane MAPLE LEAF IV underway at high speed with spectator vessels and a treed shoreline in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M.B. / Maple Leaf 1912" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "456 / Box 36". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.456S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection