AMERICAN, steam yacht, 3-masted, anchored, Yale-Harvard Race, New London, Connecticut, 1911
black-and -white negative
PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVESRosenfeld, Morris
USA, CT, New London
1911-06-30
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.
6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld on the Thames River near New London, CT, at the time of the Yale-Harvard Boat Race in June, 1911. Image shows a starboard beam view of the 3-masted steam yacht AMERICAN anchored in the Thames River with the Groton, CT, shoreline in the background, including the Groton Monument. A small boat with 2 people on board is visible in the right foreground. Written on the emulsion side of the negative: "American". Information written on the original negative sleeve: "Yale & Harvard Races / 1911 / N. London / S.Y. / American / Box 18" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "216 [crossed out] #202". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.
1984.187.202S
Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection