GUNFIRE JR., hydroplane, underway, Huntington Motor Boat Carnival, New York, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Long Island, Huntington
1911-09
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September, 1911, during the National Motor Boat Carnival held at Huntington, Long Island, New York. Image shows a starboard beam view of the hydroplane GUNFIRE JR., temporary racing #A12, underway with two people on board. Several vessels are visible in the background and the shoreline is in the distance. One of the vessels is a gaff-rigged schooner. Written on the original negative sleeve: "#269 / Box 23 / M.B. Carnival Huntington / Gunfire 1911" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "367 [crossed out] / Box 30 [crossed out]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.269S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection