BABY RELIANCE II, hydroplane, underway, 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 during the elimination trials or races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a port quarter view of the hydroplane BABY RELIANCE II underway with two people visible on board and spectator vessels and a treed shoreline in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M.B. / Baby Reliance II" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "451 / Box 36". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.451S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection