DIXIE IV, hydroplane, underway, International Race, New York, 1911

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Huntington Bay
1911
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September 1911 at the time of the International Trophy Races held in Huntington Bay, Long Island, New York. Image shows a starboard quarter view of the hydroplane DIXIE IV underway at high speed with three people visible on board. Spectator vessels are visible in the distance. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M. B. Race / Dixie" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "330 [crossed out] #318 / Box 27". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.318S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection