Net mender, St. Vincent, ca.1947

safety negative

Safety negative; Black man sitting beside his boat mending a net; caption under this photo in "Islands to Windward" reads "No West Indian is far from the sea. Each little island depends in the water for its very life. This net mender, sitting beside his fishing boat, is typical."; St. Vincent; for similar views of man see '1996.31.1238-.1239'; handwritten on original envelope "1332". Information taken from Mitchell's "Islands to Windward: Cruising the Caribbees"; p. 61. Photographed by Carleton Mitchell.