GUNFIRE JR., HAZEL, and other unidentified hydroplanes racing at Huntington Motor Boat Carnival, 1911

black-and -white negative

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

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September, 1911, during the National Motor Boat Carnival at Huntington, Long Island, New York. Image shows a starboard view of the start of a hydroplane race involving GUNFIRE JR., HAZEL, and two unidentified hydroplanes. Spectator vessels are moored in the background, and a tree-lined shoreline is visible in the distance. Written on the original negative sleeve: "#273 / Box 23 / M.B. Carnival Huntington / Start of hydroplanes 1911" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "362 [crossed out] / Box 30 [crossed out]". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.273S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection