Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club trophy, 1937

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY, Oyster Bay
1937-09-16
safety film
10 x 8 in.

8 x 10 black and white negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 16, 1937 per request by Briggs S. Cunningham. Centered image of the Scandinavian Gold Cup trophy with a silver nautilus and mermaid mounted on what is believed to be a porcelain base. Plaque on trophy reads: "Nylandska / Jaktklubbens / SKANDINAVISKA PRIS / Instiftat / Jen 12 mars 1919". This Swedish trophy was located at the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club of Oyster Bay, New York and is still in use today. Typed on original negative sleeve: "[Box] 2454-6 / 52670 / 9/16/37 / Briggs S. Cunningham, / Greens Farms, Conn / Photo of Gold Cup at Seawhanaka[sic] / Corinthian Y C". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider.

1984.187.52670

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider