YMS 53 / Wheeler / launching party / 7-24-42

black-and -white negative; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Whitestone
July 24, 1942
Kodak safety #121
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4X5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at thd Wheeler shipyard on July 24, 1942. Image is from the launching ceremony of YMS-53 with a naval officer, the sponsor, and two civilians in front of the bow. Stamped neg. sleeve: "104609F 7/24/42 / Launching at Wheeler of YMS / [Box] 4793". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

YMS 53 yard minesweeper, Wheeler
1984.187.104609F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection