seaplane catapult ship SCHWABENLAND, port quarter, 1936

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Long Island Sound
1936-09
safety film, Eastman Kodak #40
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative by Rosenfeld and Sons. Port quarter view of catapult ship SWABENLAND's crane placing seaplane AEROLUS on deck, seaplane ZEPHIR forward at amidships. In Mannhasset Bay area of Long Island Sound, September 1936, she conducted test flights of flying boats AEOLUS and ZEPHIR for mail service. Stamped and written on original negative sleeve: "77433F / Schwabenland". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.77433F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection