BABY RELIANCE II, hydroplane, underway, International Race, New York, 1912

black-and -white negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Rosenfeld, Morris
USA, NY, Huntington Bay
1912
emulsion on glass
overall: 6 x 8 in.

6x8 glass negative photographed by Morris Rosenfeld in the summer of 1912 during the elimination trials or races for the Harmsworth Trophy held in Huntington Bay, New York. Image shows a starboard beam view of the hydroplane BABY RELIANCE II, underway at high speed with two people visible on board and the spectator fleet in the background. Written on the original negative sleeve: "Baby Reliance III [sic] / International Race / Plate 414 [crossed out] #370 / Box 33". CREDIT LINE: Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection.

1984.187.370S

Mystic Seaport, Rosenfeld Collection