gelatin silver print

8 x 10 gelatin silver print taken by James Burton in 1904. Printed by Rosenfeld and Sons, date unknown. Port beam view of crewmen aboard the partially submerged U.S. submarine PORPOISE (A6). PORPOISE was an early U.S. A-type submarine, commissioned in 1903. She measured 63' 10" in length and weighed 122 gross tons. She was built in New Suffolk, NY by Holland Submarine Company, and was designed by John Holland for the U.S. Navy. Stamped on back in blue rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU STREET, N.Y. / Phone BEekman 3-4970".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer