BOBBINS II, motor cruiser at New London 1931

safety negative

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in 1931. Image of 48' Dawn Boat Corporation cruiser yacht BOBBINS II (built 1929) at New London. Visible in image: port bow view of cruiser underway with 5 people sunning themselves on the bow, Franklin Farrel, Jr's private signal- blue swallow tail with an F in a white square in center and white stripes going from corner of flag to corner of square- on mainmast, possibly the Park City Yacht Club burgee- two red triangles with bases by flag pole, blue diamond at tip of burgee and white border in between- flying from bow, American Yacht Ensign flying from stern, land in background. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "Bobbins II / Box 3196" and stamped: "New London - 1931."

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection