Fishing shacks at Biddeford Pool, Maine, circa 1884

albumen print

Albumen print, circa 1884; men splitting fish on shore at Biddeford Pool, Maine; 13 men visible, splitting fish, building lobster pots, etc. On reverse: "COOLIDGE'S/ New England Views./ BIDDEFORD POOL,/ MAINE./ . . ./ 3020 Fish Splitting Scene./ . . ./BALDWIN COOLIDGE, PHOTOGRAPHER,/ 154 Tremont St., Boston, Mass." Man kneeling on the right is holding a killick, an early style anchor. Behind him, another man is displaying two salt-dried fish.