"Wee Scots and a Bullseye, 1933"

gelatin silver print

8x10 gelatin silver print from 5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on July 18, 1933. Image of the start of the 15' Thomas D. Scott designed, Milton Point Shipyard built Wee Scott class sloops, including WEE BUDLET (built after 1924 in Rye, NY), the 15.5' William Crosby designed Snipe class sloops, including PUFFY DOODLE (built after 1931 by private individuals), the 16' Herreshoff Bullseye class sloops including BULLFROG (built after 1914 in Bristol, RI), and the 16' Charles D. Mower designed Meteor class sloops (built after 1928) at Larchmont Race Week, Larchmont, NY. Visible in image: starboard views of, from left to right, BULLFROG (Bullseye 2), WS 180, WS 12, WS 108, WS 236, WS 90, WS 17, M 3, WS 35, WS 23, Snipe 11, PUFFY DOODLE (Snipe 14), M 18, WS 248, Bullseye, WS 71, WS 14, WEE BUDLET (WS 229), 2, 447, Bullseye 4 on port tacks under marconi-rigged mainsails and jibs approaching the race mark boat with flag in a pack, land in background. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: SLEEK, text by John Rousmaniere, p. 82 and 115. Handwritten on back: "Start Wee Scotts / 20 / 64834F" and stamped on back in oval: “MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST. N.Y.C. / BEEKMAN 2850 / Negative No ___” and “NOTICE: / This Photograph is sold with the follow- / ing understanding that it is for YOUR / USE ONLY and not to be SYNDICATED / or LOANED and that the follow - / ing CREDIT LINE must be reproduced. / Photo MORRIS ROSENFELD, N.Y.”.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection