Cornelius Vanderbilt III, ca. 1903
gelatin silver print
PHOTOGRAPHSRosenfeld and Sons
emulsion on printing paper
overall: 10 x 8 in.; 25.4 x 20.32 cm
8 x 10 gelatin silver print made from an 8 x 10 glass plate negative taken by James Burton, circa 1903. Printed by Rosenfeld and Sons with, date unknown. View of Cornelius Vanderbilt III, standing posed on the deck of his yacht (probably his new yacht NORTH STAR, which was bought in 1903). Seen here holding a telescope and standing on the carpeted deck of his yacht, in a captain's uniform. Mr. Vanderbilt is wearing white shoes with a slight heel. Handwritten on back: "Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt". Stamped on back in rectangular box: "MORRIS ROSENFELD / PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATOR / 116 NASSAU STREET, N.Y. / Phone BEekman 3-4970".
B.1984.187.457.3
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, James Burton photographer