safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Mitchell, Carleton
Finland, Aland, Mariehamn
1949
2.25 x 2.25 x 0

Safety negative by Carleton Mitchell; view of a large pole in the middle of an open grass area, near a stone monument; this pole has a long shite rectangular flag flying at the top, with a wind rose weather vane right below; next, there are crossed spars with white sailing ship models on three of the spar ends; spars continue down the pole, covered with wreaths and what appears to be lights; possibly connected with the four-masted barque POMMERN; Mariehamn, Sweden; Aland islands of Finland; included during a cruise to the Baltic by Carleton Mitchell on board yawl yacht CARIBBEE and William T. Moore aboard yawl yacht ARGYLL, July - September 1949; for views of this cruise see 1996.31.3353-4004; handwritten on original envelope neg.no. '3765', corresponds to original Mitchell contact; REF: 'Baltic Cruise of the CARIBBEE' "National Geographic Magazine" (98: 605-646, November 1950).

1996.31.3654