TUSITALA, ship underway 1925

gelatin silver print

8 x 10 gelatin silver print, made from a 5 x 7 glass plate negative, taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on October 3, 1925. View of the fully rigged ship, TUSITALA, seen just as she dips behind a swell, which rises higher than her decks. The vessel, built in 1883, was used to carry cargo from ports around the world. She is seen here with a heavy load and light winds, returning to the port of New York. She sailed by the Farrell Lines, and underwent several name changes before TUSITALA in 1925, a Samoan word meaning "teller of tales". Her previous names were SOPHIE, SIERRA LUCENA, and INVERUGLAS. For more information see: A CENTURY UNDER SAIL, text by Stanley Z. Rosenfeld, page 51. Stamped on back in black oval: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU ST. N.Y. / Phone Beekman 6370". Typed on back: "This photo is sold with the / understanding that full credit / is given with each reproduction. / MORRIS ROSENFELD, N.Y." Embossed in lower right corner: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / N.Y.".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection