BULL FROG, Bull's Eye Class sloop (#2), Junior Races, 1926
safety negative
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
1926-07-20
Kodak safety
overall: 7 x 5 in.; 17.78 x 12.7 cm
5 x 7 Kodak safety negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on July 20, 1926. Port beam view of the Bull's Eye Class sloop, BULL FROG (#2) under sail. Other unidentified sloops seen in background. Handwritten on original negative sleeve: "7/20/26 / Bulls Eye #2 / Bull Frog / Junior Races / Box 1555". Bullseye Class sloops were a One-Design Class, originally designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1914. This class had several name evolutions including: Herreshoff 12 1/2, Bull's Eye, Buzzards Bay Boy's Boat, Buzzard's Bay 12 1/2, Doughdishes, and Bristol Class. In 1948 they were revised by Sydney Herreshoff and were built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding, mostly of fiberglass. CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.
1984.187.19544F
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection