Man at helm of HERBERT L. RAWDING
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSDale, F. Slade
USA, MA, New Bedford; USA, FL, Miami
1926-04-27
overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.; 11.43 x 6.985 cm
Gelatin silver print by F. Slade Dale aboard the four-masted coastal schooner HERBERT L. RAWDING. Taken while vessel was en route with freight, from Miami, FL to New Bedford, MA on the week of April 27, 1926. The photographer was hitching a ride home from a voyage south he had taken aboard a twelve-foot sneakbox. Vertical view of a black man at the helm of the HERBERT L. RAWDING. Man is standing at the wheel in the foreground wearing overalls and a cap, coiled ropes seen in background. Photograph has decorative border. Significantly faded. See original negative 2001.69.108.
2001.69.109