glass negative

Glass negative; wharf scene: stern view of whaling bark SWALLOW [built 1856, last registered 1900] and whaling bark PALMETTO [built 1846, abandoned 1895] at her starboard; starboard bow of unidentified wooden whaling vessel at left; information from original envelope "GENERAL WHARF SCENE/ SHOWS BARK SWALLOW/ AT CENTER". From the collection of Charles F. Sayle, Sr.