WHIRLWIND, J class sloop undersail, 1930
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
1930-06-16
matte finish
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm
8 x 10 gelatin silver print, with matte finish, made from a 5 x 7 Kodak safety negative. Image taken by Rosenfeld and Sons, on June 16, 1930. Port beam view of the J Class sloop WHIRLWIND under sail on a starboard tack. WHIRLWIND was designed by L. Francis Herreshoff, and built by the Lawley Yard in South Boston. She was launched in 1930 as a potential America's Cup defender. View shows vessel close-hauled and heeled rail-down. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 66 -67. Stamped on back in blue rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD AND SONS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS / 163 WEST 23rd ST., N.Y. 10011 / Phone: 989-2404".
1984.187.39929F.2
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection