ESCAPADE and freight lighter, YF364, Newport Bermuda, 1952

safety negative

5 x 4 in. Kodak negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Newport Bermuda Race. Image of the 72'6" aux. yawl, ESCAPADE, sail #108, by Rhodes and Luders (1938), undersail, starboard beam view with crew active on the deck. On the mizzen sail is sewn, "WE LIKE IKE". In the background to the left is a partial view of a freight lighter, U. S. NAVY YF364. Stamped on the sleeve: "133147F / 1952 NEWPORT BERMUDA / [Box] 5218". Handwritten: "Escapade 108". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection