BABY RELIANCE III, 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 BABY RELIANCE III underway at low speed with two people visible on board and spectator vessels in the distant background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M.B. / Baby Reliance III" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "448 / Box 36". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.448S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection