US Coast Guard lifeboat, NYYC Cruise, August 1924

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
1924
emulsion on glass
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 glass negative by Morris Rosenfeld. Image of Point Judith Station USCG Class H 36-foot motor lifeboat underway with dipping lug rig set on fore and aft masts (for auxillary power). There are eight men (crew and passengers) onboard. Photographed during the NYYC Cruise (Newport area) in 1924. Typed and stamped on the original negative sleeve: "13087F AUG 1924 / NYYC CRUISE/" and written "US Coast Guard "Point Judith" / Box 1138".

1984.187.13087F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection