silver print

Silver print; photographed by Carleton Mitchell; from photograph album 1996.31.6008; building detail; framing of yawl yacht FINISTERRE while being built at Seth Persson's boatshop; Saybrook; CT.; 1954; handwritten on reverse "#4 (credit to come)/ Head on, Finisterre can be seen to be/ a "big little boat", with fairly sharp/ bow sections, and plenty of [?] in/ her bilges. Note strapping and general/ heaviness of construction."; rubberstamped "FROM (handwritten "C. Mitchell")/ RETURN TO/ GRATIS/ PAY $".