"YANKEE, 1937"

gelatin silver print

8x10 gelatin silver print from 5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in 1937. Image of 126' Paine, Belknap & Skene designed, George Lawley & Son Corp. built J Class sloop YANKEE (built 1930 in Neponset, Mass.) on NYYC Cruise. Visible in image: port quarter view of YANKEE (J/US2) running before the wind under marconi-rigged mainsail, staysail, jib and spinnaker, crew stands on deck looking at sails, other sailboats in background. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: SLEEK, text by John Rousmaniere, p. 86 and 116. Handwritten on back: “Yankee" and stamped on back in oval: “MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST. N.Y. / Phone Beekman 3-4970” and "83407F".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider