TUSITALA, ship underway 1925

gelatin silver print

8 x 10 gelatin silver print, printed from a 5 x 7 glass plate negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on October 3, 1925. View of the fully rigged ship, TUSITALA, seen just as she dips behind a swell, which rises higher than her decks. The vessel, built in 1883, was used to carry cargo from ports around the world. She is seen here with a heavy load and light winds, returning to the port of New York. She sailed by the Farrell Lines, and underwent several name changes before TUSITALA in 1925, a Samoan word meaning "teller of tales". Her previous names were SOPHIE, SIERRA LUCENA, and INVERUGLAS. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 51. Stamped on back in blue rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD AND SONS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS / 163 WEST 23rd ST., N.Y. 10011 / Phone: 989-2404".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection