SCOUT, steam yacht, underway, Yale-Harvard Race, New London, Connecticut, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, 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 port beam view of the steam yacht SCOUT underway in the Thames River, showing a "REFEREE" sign. Unidentified schooners are visible in the background. Written on the emulsion side of the negative: "SCOUT". Information written on the original negative sleeve: "Yale & Harvard Races / N. London 1911 / S.Y. / Scout / Box 17 [crossed out] 18" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "220 [crossed out] #206". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.206S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection