SONNY

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Nassau
1936
safety film, Eastman Kodak; emulsion recovered
overall: 7 x 5 in.

7x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Governor's Race in 1936. Image of SONNY undersail, starboard quarter view on a mild port tack with deck visible. SONNY was a 53'6" auxiliary cutter designed by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. and built by Robert Jacob, Inc. of City Island, New York in 1935 and was owned by Albert D. Phelps in 1936. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: 73555F / [Box] 4226". Handwritten: "Sonny / Governors Race". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.73555F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection