Unidentified hydroplane, underway, International Race, New York, 1912

black-and-white photograph; glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Huntington Bay
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in the summer of 1912 during the elimination trials or races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a starboard beam view of an unidentified hydroplane, underway with two people visible on board and spectator vessels and a treed shoreline in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International Race / Plate 417 [crossed out] #373 / Box 33". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.373S

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection