seaplane ZEPHIR (D-ARUN) aboard steamship SCHWABENLAND catapult, 1936

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Long Island Sound
1936-09
safety film, Eastman Kodak #181; emulsion recovered
overall: 7 x 5 in.

5x7 safety negative by Rosenfeld and Sons. Port view of catapult ship SWABENLAND with seaplane ZEPHIR facing forward on deck. 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: "77434F / Schwabenland / [box] 4293". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. DUP 1

1984.187.77434F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection