RAINBOW, New York Yacht Club Cruise, 1934

safety negative

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in 1934. Image of 127.5' W. Starling Burgess designed, Herreshoff built J class sloop RAINBOW (built 1934 in Bristol, R.I.) at NYYC Cruise 1934. Visible in image: cropped port quarter view of "RAINBOW / NEW YORK" on starboard close reach under mainsail and jib, crew seated on deck while skipper stands at wheel. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Rosenfeld, p.91. Typed on original negative sleeve: "69304-F", handwritten: "Rainbow (deck)" and stamped: "N.Y.Y.C. CRUISE 1934 / 4082".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection