ORLO III at Detroit Races, 1921
black-and -white negative
PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVESRosenfeld and Sons
USA, MI, Detroit
1921
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.; 12.7 x 17.78 cm
5 x 7 glass plate negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons at the Detroit Races, 1921. Port beam view of the Mystic, CT, built sea sled ORLO III, underway at high speed. ORLO III was designed by Albert Hickman, and built at the Hickman Sea Sled Co., in West Mystic, CT, 1921. She was powered by two, 300 horsepower motors, which were able to 5 x 7 glass plate negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons at the Detroit Races, 1921. Port beam view of the Mystic, CT, built sea sled ORLO III, underway at high speed. ORLO III was designed by Albert Hickman, and built at the Hickman Sea Sled Co., in West Mystic, CT, 1921. She was powered by two, 300 horsepower motors, which were able to achieve 57.79 miles per hour. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "7098F / 8-30 / Orlo III / Detroit Races / Box 725".
1984.187.7098F
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection