Ship carpenters

Title:: Ship carpenters
Description:: Black and white photo of group of 5 Caucasian men turning new piece or repairing an existing wooden part of a whaling or other vessel. Shown outside on pier in New Bedford, Massachusetts; ground is covered with wood shavings; one man with back to camera; youthful man in derby and overalls at right; other men are older and wear beards. Large ship with eagle ornament behind men at right; Wood frame building with "FISH" painted on roof in background at left; in front of it are sacks of fibrous material, possibly raw cotton; blanketed horse with empty wagon at side of building.
Date:: [ca. 1860–1955]
Format:: Photographs
Genre:: Photographic prints
Location:: New Bedford Free Public Library
Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH10, container BX15:F005 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):: Photograph Collection
Subjects:: Buildings
Whaling
Laborers
Horses
Carpenters
Ships
Piers & wharves
Men
Carriages & coaches
Whaling ships
Places:: Massachusetts > Bristol (county) > New Bedford
Extent:: 1 photograph : print
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