SONNY deck

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
Nassau
1936
safety film, Kodak #110; emulsion recovered
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons during the time of the Governor's Race in 1936. Image of SONNY, sail #69, undersail, port quarter view is a closeup taken from an elevated position from another vessel looking down at the deck with ladies sunning themselves and crew members at work. SONNY was a 53'6" auxiliary cutter designed by Sparkman & Stephens, Inc. and built by Robert Jacob, Inc. of City Island, New York in 1935 and was owned in 1936 by Albert D. Phelps. Stamped neg. sleeve info.: "73522F / [Box] 4226". Handwritten: "Sonny / (Deck) / Governors Race". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.73522F

Mystic Seaport Museum, Rosenfeld Collection