RELIANCE, deck scene, 1903
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
1903 (original negative)
overall: 10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm
8 x 10 gelatin silver print made from an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, taken by James Burton in 1903. Print was made by Rosenfeld and Sons, date unknown. Deck scene looking forward, on the J Class sloop RELIANCE. View of crewmen handling the sail. RELIANCE was Herreshoff designed and built, she was lauched in Bristol, RI, 1903. She measured 143 feet in length. She was the United States America's Cup defender, 1903, where she defended against Shamrock III. Stamped on back in purple: "MORRIS ROSENFELD & SONS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS / 163 WEST 23rd St., N.Y., N.Y. 10011 / PHONE: (212) 989-2404".
B.1984.187.977.1
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer