Start, International Star Class Championship, Lake Ontario, 1936

black-and-white photograph; safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld and Sons
USA, Great Lakes, Ontario, Lake
1936-09
safety film, Eastman Kodak #181; emulsion recovered
overall: 5 x 7 in.

5x7 safety negative photographed by Rosenfeld and Sons in September, 1936, during the International Star Class Championship held on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York. Image shows a port beam view of the start of a race with more than 20 vessels participating. Sail numbers visible are TRILBY, Star Class #894, GUIDING STAR II, Star Class #1241, RESTLESS II, Star Class #606, BOTTOMS UP, Star Class #763, VIM, Star Class #1019, LONE WOLF, Star Class #629, OLD CROW II, Star Class #1305, GALE VI, Star Class #1291, PIONEER, Star Class #1243, JACK RABBIT, Star Class #1367, STARDUST, Star Class #679, and TURTLE STAR, Star Class #568. Information stamped on the original negative sleeve: "77255F / [Box] 4291" and written: "Start / International Star". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.77255F

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection