Elco Forty-Eight, 1935

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NJ, Bayonne
1935-01-12
safety film, Eastman Kodak #179; emulsion recovered
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on January 12, 1935 taken offshore of the Elco plant at Bayonne, New Jersey for the purpose of advertisement shots. Image of the new ELCO FORTY-EIGHT, a 48' Elco cruiser, used by the company as the new "showboat" for the 1935 boating season, underway, starboard bow view. Large steel-arch bridge in background. Large oil refinery tanks in the distance. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "70286F / [Box] 4166". Typed: "Elco 48' / 1/12/35". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.70286F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection