Luders 16 Class sloops racing, Larchmont Race Week, 1946

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Larchmont
1946-07-20
safety film, Kodak #56
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of Larchmont Race Week which began July 7, 1946. Image of Luders 16's undersail, port bow views, racing, from left to right: #97-WINSOME II, #57-LURE, #60-SPREE, #50-AWAY, #56-BETTY, #24-FANO II, #59-MIST, #40-MY DAY. Luders 16 sloops were a one design class boat designed by A.E. Luders, Sr. and A.E. Luders, Jr. and the first 15 were built by Luders Marine Construction Company in 1934. The dimensions of these boats were: 26'4" x 16'4" x 5'9" x 4'. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "114419F / LARCHMONT RACE WEEK 1946 / [Box] 4904". Handwritten: "L16 class". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.114419F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection