BOLERO, #134, New York Yacht Club Race to Port Jefferson, 1950

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Long Island Sound
1950-06-02
safety film, Kodak #440
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons June 2, 1950. Image of BOLERO, undersail, on a brisk windy day showing a port quarter view on a mild starboard tack with a clear view of the deck. BOLERO, a 73'4" auxiliary yawl built in 1949 by Henry B. Nevins, Inc. of City Island, New York from designs by Sparkman & Stephens, was a well-known, competitive racing yawl for many years. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "126621F / JUN 2 1950 / [Box] 4109". Typed: "NYYC RACE TO PORT JEFFERSON". Handwritten: "Bolero 134". Notation of print possibly sent by Rosenfeld and Sons to the following: "Shields". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.126621F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection