Mr. Foster, Mr. Hyslop and Mr. B. B. Crowninshield measuring INDEPENDENCE, 1901

albumen print

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

4 5/8 x 7 1/2 albumen print adhered to 19 5/8 x 13 5/8 linen on paper backing photographed and made by an unknown source in 1901. View shows seven men involved in measuring on the deck of INDEPENDENCE. From left to right; unidentified man, Mr. Foster, crewman, unidentified man, Mr Hyslop kneeling, man bent over, crewman and Mr. Crowninshield. At the bottom of the print in the backing area in ink is handwritten: "Mr. Foster / Mr. Hyslop measuring Independence / Mr. Crowninshield / 159".

RD.1984.187.40826.3

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection