gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
USA, NY
1925-10-03
overall: 8 x 10 in.; 20.32 x 25.4 cm
8 x 10 gelatin silver print, made from a 5 x 7 glass plate negative. Image taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on October 3, 1925. View of the three masted ship TUSITALA under tow, while sails remain full in a light wind. The tow line to the bow of the ship has been painted over on the original negative, obscuring it in the printing process. 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 50. Stamped on back in blue rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD AND SONS / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATORS / 163 WEST 23rd ST., N.Y. 10011 / Phone: 989-2404".
1984.187.16962F.8
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection