"Helen McColl" - 65'7" sardine carrier built in 1911 "Eva Grace" - 60' sardine carrier built in 1930 "America" - 47' sardine carrier built in 1908 "Arthur S. Woodward" - lobster smack - later sardine carrier built in 1949 "Henry O. Underwood" - third left on dock at foreground - 70' sardine carrier built in 1949 Several of the fishing boats in the photograph sport "scalers" - long box-shaped chutes on top of their shelters.
Description: "Helen McColl" - 65'7" sardine carrier built in 1911 "Eva Grace" - 60' sardine carrier built in 1930 "America" - 47' sardine carrier built in 1908 "Arthur S. Woodward" - lobster smack - later sardine carrier built in 1949 "Henry O. Underwood" - third left on dock at foreground - 70' sardine carrier built in 1949 Several of the fishing boats in the photograph sport "scalers" - long box-shaped chutes on top of their shelters. [show more]
The man on the tractor may have been Kenneth E. Billings (1915-2002) of Billings & Hamblen Construction. The vessel may be the "Carolyn J." built for Arnold Jenks and launched in the spring of 1962.
Description: The man on the tractor may have been Kenneth E. Billings (1915-2002) of Billings & Hamblen Construction. The vessel may be the "Carolyn J." built for Arnold Jenks and launched in the spring of 1962.
The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). The ship model weathervane is shown atop the flagpole.
Description: The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979). The ship model weathervane is shown atop the flagpole.
Left to right: Doug Coleman John Coleman (on crutches) Tom Coleman David Coleman (on trumpet) The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979).
Description: Left to right: Doug Coleman John Coleman (on crutches) Tom Coleman David Coleman (on trumpet) The occasion of the flag raising is described in Anne's account "Making Woods a Garden" (SWHPL 353) and in Tom Coleman's handwritten book "The House that Anne Built" (SWHPL 9979).