Messenger boys from Yonkers, NY circa 1912-1913

glass negative

8x10 glass plate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons circa 1912-1913. Image of messenger boys from Yonkers, NY. Visible in image: seven boys standing on steps in front of "RIVERDALE AVE. / NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY", emblems on door reads: "AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH COMPANY / AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES / BELL SYSTEM / WESTERN UNION / TELEGRAPH / AND CABLE", boys in uniforms with "WESTERN UNION" hats. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "535 / Box 44-5 / Tel Co / Messenger boys Yonkers" and stamped: "PLATE NO 3".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection