start of the 1936 International Star Class Championships, starboard afts

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Great Lakes, Ontario, Lake
1936
safety film, Eastman Kodak #181; emulsion recovered
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in September, 1936, during the International Star Class Championship held on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York. Image shows a starboard view of approximately 20 Star Class sloops at the start of a race. Sail numbers visible are: TEMPE III, Star Class #423, FLEET STAR, Star Class #1119, FLEET STAR III, Star Class #919, SILVER SLIPPER, Star Class #574, BY-C, Star Class #1052, IZARD, Star Class #693, VIM, Star Class #1019, OSPREY, Star Class #1319, PIONEER, Star Class #1243, and SANS SOUCI, Star Class #630. Information stamped on the original negative sleeve: "77256F / [Box] 4291" and written: "Start / International Star". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.77256F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection