Armament aboard unidentified PT boat, 1941

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1941-10-22
nitrate negative
overall: 5 x 4 in.

5x4 in. nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on October 22, 1941. Image commissioned by Elco Naval Division of the Electric Boat Company shows a closeup of a gunner aiming an anti-aircraft gun, looking up and forward off the starboard side near the stern of on an unidentified motor torpedo boat. Another gun is visible in the background. Stamped on original negative sleeve: "102995F / [Box] 4712" and typed: "10/22/41 / Elco Works / Armament aboard PT boat". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Hudson H. Bubar.

PT motor torpedo boat
1984.187.102995F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Hudson H. Bubar