PT 150 at anchor, medium port beam shot, trial of greenery camoflauge almost completely covering the boat.

black-and -white negative; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NJ, Bayonne
October 17, 1942
safety film, Kodak #?
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4X5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons off Bayonne, New Jersey, on 10-17-1942. Image is of PT 150 at rest having been almost completely covered with foliage for a camouflaged appearance. This type of camouflage would be used on the PT boats stationed in their small Pacific theater jungle bases. Stamped neg. sleeve: "105306F OCT 17 1942 / ELECTRIC BOAT COMPANY / ELCO NAVAL DIVISION / BAYONNE, N.J. / CONFIDENTIAL / [Box] 4751". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.


PT 150 motor torpedo boat, #150, Elco
1984.187.105306F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection


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