DISTURBER II, PIONEER, and DIXIE IV, hydroplanes at race start, International Race, New York, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Huntington Bay
1911-09
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September 1911 at the time of the International Trophy Races held in Huntington Bay, Long Island, New York. Image shows a starboard bow view of the hydroplanes DISTURBER II, PIONEER, and DIXIE IV underway at high speed at the start of the first day's race. Spectator vessels are visible in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M. B. Race / start / plate 331 [crossed out] #319 / Box 27". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.319S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection