BOLERO, under construction at the Nevins Yacht Yard, 1949

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, New York, Bronx, City Island
1949-03-12
safety film, Defender
overall: 8 x 10 in.

8x10 safety negative made by Rosenfeld and Sons, March 12, 1949. Image of the construction of BOLERO at the Nevins Yacht Yard in City Island, New York. View from the floor of the starboard beam. The hull is planked. BOLERO was a 73'4" famous racing auxiliary yawl built in 1949 by Henry B. Nevins, Inc. of City Island, New York and designed by the firm of Sparkman & Stephens. Typed negative sleeve info.: "63287 / 3/12/49 / [Box] 2896-14 / John Nicholas Brown boat under constr at Nevins." CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.63287

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection