WEATHERLY, 12 Meter Class #US17 and GRETEL, 12 Meter Class #KA1, America's Cup, 1962

color slide (35mm only)

PHOTOGRAPHS - 35 MM SLIDES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Newport
1962-09-15 - 1962-09-25
safety film, Kodachrome; cardboard mount
overall: 1 1/2 x 1 in.

35mm color slide photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the America's Cup races held September 15th to the 25th in 1962. Image of WEATHERLY, 12 Meter Class #US17, and GRETEL, 12 Meter Class, #KA1, beating on starboard tack, view from leeward. WEATHERLY, #US17, was a 69 ft. 12 meter sloop, design #676, by Philip L. Rhodes and built by Luders Marine Construction Company, of Stamford, Connecticut in 1958. GRETEL was a 70' 12-Meter sloop, #KA1, built by the Australian syndicate to challenge for the America's Cup in 1962. Her designer was Alan Payne and the vessel was built by Lars Halvarsen Sons of Sydney, Australia. Mount info.: handwritten: "AMER- CUP - 1962". Stamped info. (black): "23 SEP 62N", (blue) "PHOTO © / STANLEY ROSENFELD ". Manufacturer's info.: stamped (red): "MADE IN U.S.A.", on verso: "Kodachrome / TRANSPARENCY / Processed By Kodak". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

BOX.1984.187.16.2.1

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection