Start of 6 Meter Race, 1924

glass negative

5x7 glass plate negative taken by Rosenfeld and Sons on September 6, 1924. Image of the start of the 6 meter race at sea. Visible in image: 6 meter class boats from left to right: BETTY (6/K28), PAUMONOK (6/24), THISTLE (6/K17), ZENITH (WHIMBREL, built in 1921, has same race sail #)(6/K8), DAUPHIN (6/26), and ECHO (6/K14) with marconi-rigged main and jib set, burgees flying from mast, and committee boat, shoreline, motor launch, and another sailboat in background. Written on original negative sleeve: "Start K28-6/24-K17-K8-6/26" and stamped: "SEP 6 1924".

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection