Man at helm of the HERBERT L. RAWDING

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES

Dale, F. Slade
USA, MA, New Bedford; USA, FL, Miami
1926-04-27
overall: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.; 11.43 x 6.985 cm

Soft negative by F. Slade Dale aboard the four-masted coastal schooner HERBERT L. RAWDING. Taken while vessel was en route with freight, from Miami, FL to New Bedford, MA on the week of April 27, 1926. The photographer was hitching a ride home from a voyage south he had taken aboard a twelve-foot sneakbox. Vertical view of a black man at the helm of the HERBERT L. RAWDING. Man is standing at the wheel in the foreground wearing overalls and a cap; coiled ropes seen in background. See print 2001.69.109.


2001.69.108

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