Start of the New York Yacht Club Cruise with BOLERO, #134, in the foreground, 1954

safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1954
safety film, Kodak #51
overall: 4 x 5 in.

4x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the New York Yacht Club Cruise in 1954. Image shows the start of Class A with BOLERO, #134, in the foreground. BOLERO was a 73'4" well-known racing auxiliary yawl built in 1949 by Henry B. Nevins, Inc. of City Island, New York and designed by the firm of Sparkman & Stephens. Stamped on the original negative sleeve: "142415F / N.Y.Y.C. 1954 / [Box] 5373" and handwritten: "Start Friday / Class A". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.142415F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection