New York 30' Class, racing, 1926

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York
1926
emulsion on glass
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8x10 gelatin silver print made originally from a 5x7 glass negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons July 5, 1926. Image of three New York 30' Class sloops undersail, port quarter view heeled over with crew leaning to windward on a starboard tack on a windy day. Identified on the far right is PHRYNE, a New York 30' Class sloop, sail #NY17, built in 1905 by Herreshoff Mfg. of Bristol, Rhode Island from designs by Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Handwritten on verso of print lower right: "19114F". Embossed surface in lower right corner: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / N.Y.". NOTE: no original negative but information on date obtained from surrounding negative numbers but no event listed. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.19114F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection