Schooner yacht WATER WITCH under sail off New London, Connecticut, circa 1892

gelatin print

Gelatin print; port view of schooner yacht WATER WITCH (built 1881 owned by David Banks in 1892), on starboard tack; New London Light visible at right background; written along top margin in blue ink "Schooner yacht WATER WITCH Built by D. O. Richmond, Mystic 1881"; on reverse is written, one line in pencil, the other in pen "WATER WITCH DAVID BANKS , FLAG - ATLANTIC YC, NY, LEAVING NEW LONDON HBR/ Built by D. O. Richmond, Mystic 1881 length 145'".