Junius Pierpont Morgan, Jr., New London Races, 1924

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, CT, New London
June 20, 1924
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.; 12.7 x 17.78 cm

5 x 7 glass negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons June 20, 1924. View of J. P. Morgan, Jr. standing on the deck of his express cruiser getting ready to step on to the dock most likely at the Harvard clubhouse on the riverfront of the Thames River, Connecticut. He is holding in his hand a program for the Harvard-Yale race events. This image was taken at the end of the New London Races which started the day before the Harvard-Yale Boat Race and finished the morning of the Harvard-Yale races. Typed on original negative sleeve: "12339F" and handwritten: "6/20/24 / J.P. Morgan at New London Races / Box 1085". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.12339F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection