MYLES STANDISH on the Hudson, 1925

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York; USA, Hudson River
1925-6-4
overall: 5 x 7 in.; 12.7 x 17.78 cm

5 x 7 glass plate negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 4, 1925. Port beam view of the sidewheel steamer MYLES STANDISH. Vessel seen underway, probably seen in New York Harbor or the Hudson River, where she was stationed as an excursion steamer in 1925. She was built in 1895 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and measured 198 feet in length. She was dismantled in 1926. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "14993F 6/4/25 / Excursion Boat 'Miles Standish' / 1255".

1984.187.14993F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection