VINKY, Raven Class, #31, capsized during Larchmont Race Week, 1950

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Larchmont
1950-07-18
safety film, Kodak #454
overall: 5 x 4 in.

4x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on June 18, 1950 during the time of Larchmont Race Week. The vessel is the 24' Roger McAleer designed Raven Class centerboard sloop VINKY, believed to have been built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding Company of Wareham, Massachusetts. Image of VINKY, sail #31, just after capsizing with two of the crew sitting on the hull and two of the crew clinging to the hull while still in the water. Stamped on the original negative sleeve: "127161F / JUL 18 1950 / LARCHMONT RACE-WEEK / 1950" and handwritten: "Sinking Boat / Raven #31". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.127161F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection