YANKEE, sloop underway 1930

gelatin silver print

8 x 10 gelatin silver print made from a 5 x 7 glass plate negative, taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on July 9, 1930. Port bow view of the J Class sloop YANKEE under sail. Vessel seen sailing downwind with spinnaker or balloon jib set. The Boston yacht YANKEE, measured 125 feet, 6 inches overall, and was average in size and performance for 1930. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 63. Stamped on back: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST., N.Y. / Phone BEekman 3-4970".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection