KIRAWAN, Gibson Island Race, 1937

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Long Island Sound
1937-06
safety film, Defender; emulsion recovered
overall: 7 x 5 in.

7x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Gibson Island Race in June of 1937. Long shot of KIRAWAN while undersail, starboard quarter view with crew and deck visible. KIRAWAN was a 53 ft. auxiliary cutter designed by Philip L. Rhodes of Cox & Stevens, Inc. and built by Jakobson & Peterson, Inc. in 1936 for Robert P. Baruch of New York. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "81603F / GIBSON ISLAND 1937 / [Box] 4357". Handwritten: "G / Kirawan". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider.

1984.187.81603F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider