Star Class Sloops, 1949

safety negative

Safety negative by Carleton Mitchell, photographed March 27 - April 2, 1949; starboard view of an unidentified Star class sloop in front, and Star class sloop GEM II behind, engaged in a tacking battle, with very little water between; during the 1949 Spring Championship Series, Nassau, Bahamas; for other views from this race, see 1996.31.3229-3256; handwritten on original envelope neg.no. '3360', corresponds to original Mitchell contact; REF: 'Log of the Star Class' (1950) pg. 68.