Sail mending

gelatin silver print

PHOTOGRAPHS

Dale, F. Slade
USA, MA, New Bedford; USA, FL, Miami
1926-04-27
overall: 2 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.; 6.985 x 11.43 cm

Gelatin silver print by F. Slade Dale taken aboard the four-masted coastal schooner HERBERT L. RAWDING. Taken while vessel was en route with freight, from Miami, FL to New Bedford, MA on the week of April 27, 1926. The photographer was hitching a ride home from a voyage south he had taken aboard a twelve-foot sneakbox. View of a black sailor kneeling to mend a sail on the deck. Bench and bucket in background. See original negative 2001.69.111.

2001.69.112