INDEPENDENCE, Crew on Deck, 1901

albumen print

PHOTOGRAPHS
USA, NY
1901
albumen print; paper on linen backing
overall print: 4 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.; overall backing: 19 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.

4 4/8 x 7 5/8 albumen print adhered on 19 5/8 x 13 5/8 linen on paper backing with other images also adhered to the same backing photographed and made by an unidentified source in 1901. Images part of the Rosenfeld Collection. Closeup deck view of the cutter, INDEPENDENCE, most likely sailing in New York Bay, showing the deck clutter and the crew sitting on deck relaxing. Print is somewhat faded. Handwritten in ink just under the print on the left in the backing area, "on Independence / 156".

RD.1984.187.40826

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection