Central Wharf, New Bedford, with CITY OF TAUNTON, MORNING STAR, JOSEHPINE, pens of barrels covered with seaweed

glass negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - GLASS NEGATIVES
Wood, Howard M.
USA, MA, New Bedford
August 1909
4.00 x 5.00 x 0

Glass negative; Central Wharf scene in New Bedford MA; at left is crowd watching parade of men in military garb, at center background is broadside view of sidewheel steamer CITY OF TAUNTON [built 1892, scrapped 1928]; at right are bow views of whaling barks MORNING STAR [built 1853, last registered 1910] and JOSEPHINE [built 1877, sold foreign 1909]; at right foreground are pens of barrels covered with seaweed; information from original envelope "August 1909/ during 'war game'/ by Howard M. Wood"; from the collection of Charles F. Sayle, Sr. See also 94.53.73

1994.53.72