RELIANCE, 1903

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
1903 (original negative)
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8 x 10 gelatin silver print made from an 8 x 10 glass plate negative, taken by James Burton in 1903. Port beam view of the J Class sloop RELIANCE under sail. Vessel seen from aft end of another unidentified vessel. RELIANCE was Herreshoff designed and built, she was launched 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 rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU STREET, N.Y. / Phone BEekman 3-4970".

B.1984.187.975.1

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer