HALYCON, LARONE, and ULANA, cruisers, and an unidentified launch, Middletown to Huntington Race, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, Connecticut River
1911-07-15
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld at the time of the Rudder Cup Race from Middletown, CT, to Huntington Bay, Long Island, NY. Image shows a starboard bow view of the competitors, including from left to right the cruiser HALCYON, the cruiser LARONE, temporary racing #2, in the background, an unidentified launch with temporary racing #18, in the foreground, and ULANA, a schooner-rigged cruiser to the right. A railroad bridge is visible in the distance. Written on the original negative sleeve: "Middletown Huntington M.B. Race / Box 22" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "264 [crossed out] / #254". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.254S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection