Nowhere else is the power, drama, and beauty of wind, sail, and sea captured so brilliantly. Comprising nearly one million photographs, the Rosenfeld Collection at Mystic Seaport Museum is the largest single collection of maritime photography in the world. These stunning works of art, caught in time by two generations of the Rosenfeld family, capture the essence of the maritime experience.

Now preserved at Mystic Seaport Museum, the Rosenfeld Collection chronicles more than one hundred years of yachting from 1881 to 1992. The evocative images represent the magnificent artistic achievement of Morris Rosenfeld & Sons while providing a tangible connection to our maritime past. Both a craftsman and an artist, Morris Rosenfeld captured the essence of the boat by focusing on its poise in the water, its relationship with the invisible wind, and its relationship with the human side, the crew. He defined maritime photography in the first half of the 1900s—the dynamic balance of sky and water, the perspective that emphasizes the boat, the moment that defines its nature.

Select photographs from the Rosenfeld Collection are now on display in the Meeting House.