King Edward VII Cup, Perpetual Challenge Cup, photographed at the Seawhanake Corinthian Yacht Club, 1937

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY
1937-09-16
Defender safety
overall: 10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm

8 x 10 Defender safety negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 16, 1937. View of the King Edward VII Cup posed with backdrop at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club. Engraved on trophy: "PRESENTED BY / HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VII / TO THE / JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION REGATTA, HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA, U.S.A. / 1907. / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE FIRST PERMANENT ENGLISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA / 1607." Engraved on plaque affixed to base: "PRESENTED TO / THE ROYAL BERMUDA YACHT CLUB / BY / C. SHERMAN HOYT / 1937 / A PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP / FOR / INTERNATIONAL SMALL YACHT RACING". Typed on original negative sleeve: "52668 / 9/16/37 / Briggs S. Cunningham, / Greens Farms, Conn. Photo of King Edward VII Cup at / Seawhanaka Corinthian Y C".

1984.187.52668

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider