BABY GAR VI, #F-32, sinking, Miami Races, Miami, FL., 1926

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, FL, Miami
1926-03
safety film, Kodak #8
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at the Biscayne Bay Regatta held off Miami Beach, Florida between March 18th and 20th, 1926. View of the 1926 built BABY GAR VI, #F-32 (Gar Wood, Inc.), overturned showing the bottom of the hull. BABY GAR VI turned over during the final Free-For-All Race with Phil Wood, the driver, and Orlin Johnson, the mechanic on board with little harm. Two vessels in the background are coming alongside to help with recovery. Shoreline in distance. Bow of vessel photographer is standing on can be seen in the foreground. Typewritten neg. sleeve info: "17976-F / MIAMI 1926 / Baby Gar VI sinking / [Box] 1451." CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.17976F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection