MAPLE LEAF IV, hydroplane, on deck of COMMMISSIONER, derrick, International Race, New York, 1912

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Huntington Bay
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in the summer of 1912 after the races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a port bow view of the floating derrick COMMISSIONER anchored with the hydroplane MAPLE LEAF IV on deck ready for the return trip to England. A treed shoreline is visible in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International Race / Derrick / Commissioner" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "419 [crossed out] #375 / Box 33". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.375S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection