Cornelius Vanderbilt III, ca. 1903

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Burton, James
USA, Long Island Sound
Circa 1903
emulsion on glass
overall: 10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm

10x8 glass negative photographed by James Burton, circa 1903. Formally posed image of Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873-1942) standing posed on the deck of, most likely, his new steam yacht, NORTH STAR, which was bought in 1903. Commodore Vanderbilt is dressed in formal yacht clothing holding a telescope crooked in one arm. Commodore Vanderbilt was commodore of the New York Yacht Club from 1906-1908. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "B-457 / Cornelius Vanderbilt / Box 24 / Pg 92-top / Burton Collection". Handwritten note on sleeve refers to use of image in the book, "The Story of American Yachting ", page 92 - top. Notation from negative margin emulsion side: "3254". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer.

B.1984.187.457

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer