Deck of ENDEAVOUR, 1934

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, RI, Newport
1934
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm

8 x 10 gelatin silver print taken by Rosenfeld and Sons off Newport, RI 1934. The crew of T.O.M. Sopwith's J Class America's Cup challenger ENDEAVOR, work together beneath the "Park Avenue" boom to hoist the mainsail. This deck view shows a close-up of the crew along the port side. ENDEAVOR was a British challenger, she was designed by Charles E. Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson Yard, England 1934. Stamped on back in purple oval: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST. N.Y. / Phone Beekman 3-4970". Handwritten on back: "Endeavour I 1937".

1984.187.69419F.6

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection