Chris Smith Cruiser, Algonac, MI, 1919

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - NITRATE NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, MI, Algonac
1919
nitrate negative
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 nitrate negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons at the Gar Wood/ C.C. Smith Boat & Engine Company of Algonac, Michigan during the time of the Detroit Races, which were held August 30th to Sept. 1st, 1919. View of the interior of a Wood/Smith work shed showing a bow on view of a cruiser hull under construction, on a cradle with heavy clamps molding the deck railing to the side of the hull. Handwritten negative sleeve: "2965 / Smith Cruisers / Gold Cup Races-1919 / Box 458". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.2965S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection