Start, Columbia Yacht Club Races, New York, circa 1911

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, MA, Boston, South Boston
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld circa 1911 at the time of the Columbia Yacht Club Regatta, held in the Hudson River in New York. Image shows a port bow view of the participants at the start of the cruisers race. The screw launch SPINDRIFT is the second vessel from the right; the other vessels are unidentified. Buildings are visible on the river bank in the background. Written on the emulsion side of the negative: "17". Written on the original negative sleeve: "Columbia Y.C. / Box 38 [crossed out] / start / plate 297 [crossed out] #290 / Box 25 [crossed out and rewritten]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.290S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection