BOLERO, #134, Newport to Bermuda Race, 1950

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Newport
1950
direct copy safety film
overall: 5 x 4 in.

5x4 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Newport to Bermuda Race in 1950. Image of the first vessel to finish in the race, the 73'6" auxiliary yawl, BOLERO, sail #124 (DS: S&S; BU: Nevins, 1949), off Newport, Rhode Island, undersail, port beam view, deck visible. Other sailing vessels in the background. Shoreline in the distance. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "126982F / NEWPORT-BERMUDA 1950 / [Box] 5115". Handwritten: "Bolero #134". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

BOLERO yawl, #134
1984.187.126982F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection