DISTURBER II, hydroplane, after sinking, International Race, New York, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Huntington Bay
1911-09
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September 1911 at the time of the International Trophy Races held in Huntington Bay, Long Island, New York. Image shows the hydroplane DISTURBER II after sinking, with a bow view of the workboats BANZAI and MEADA , on either side of DISTURBER II. An unidentified punt is aft of MEADA, and a schooner is undersail in the distance. Six people are visible on MEADA and seven on BANZAI. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M. B. Race / Disturber after sinking" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "337 [crossed out] #325 / Box 28". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.325S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection