Lord Dunraven and Miss Wilson, 1895

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1974
emulsion on printing paper
10 x 8 x 0 in.

8x10 gelatin silver print from 4x5 copy negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on 1974. Image of Lord Dunraven originally taken on September 6, 1895. Image was probably taken in New York as the first race was September 7th off New York Harbor. Visible in image: an undentified man in a checkered suit to the left talking to Lord Dunraven, a British America's Cup challenger as they are walking in a crowd, to the right is a woman who has been identified as Miss Wilson. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Handwritten in black felt tip pen on verso: "Lord Dunraven copy neg. - not Rosenfeld original/ 190736". Handwritten in red ink: "Dunraven." Stamped on back in purple: “PHOTO BY / MORRIS ROSENFELD & SONS / 175 RIVERSIDE DRIVE / NEW YORK, NY 10024 / PHONE (212) 787-6653”.

1984.187.190736F.4

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection