SONNY, #69, New York Yacht Club Cruise, 1937

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
1937-08
safety film, Eastman Kodak; emulsion recovered
overall: 7 x 5 in.

7x5 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the New York Yacht Club Cruise in August of 1937. Image of SONNY, sail #69, undersail, port quarter view with spinnaker set and mainsail reaching. In the distance are many other sailing vessels. SONNY was a 53'6" auxiliary cutter designed by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. (design #94) and built by Robert Jacob, Inc. of City Island, New York in 1935 and was owned in 1937 by Albert D. Phelps. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "83495F / [Box] 4389". Handwritten: "Sonny / 69 / NYYC Cruise". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider.

1984.187.83495F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection, image acquired in honor of Franz Schneider