RESTLESS II, runabout racer, 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 closeup port bow view of the runabout racer RESTLESS II, with temporary racing #8, underway at high speed with three people visible on board and a sandy shoreline with houses in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International Race / Restless II / Plate 415 [crossed out] #371 / Box 33". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.371S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection