THE LIMIT, oyster sloop, underway, International Races, New York, 1911

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Huntington Bay
1911-09
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in September 1911 at the time of the International Trophy Races held in Huntington Bay, Long Island, New York. Image shows a port quarter view of the sloop-rigged oyster boat THE LIMIT with multiple people on board and a treed shoreline in the distant background. Written on the emulsion side of the negative: "17". Written on the original negative sleeve: "International M. B. Race / 1911" and stamped: "PLATE NO." and written: "301 [crossed out] #294 / Box 26". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.294S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection