Gloucester, Massachusetts - Historic photos, documents, and people

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Gloucester, Massachusetts. A young boy, probably a fisherman of tomorrow, because many of the boys will follow their fathers as fishermen in the New England waters

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Gloucester, Massachusetts. A vessel unloading fish. The man at the "niggerhead" with a rope is controlling the canvas basket that brings fish up from the hold

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On board a fishing vessel out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Women in a packing plant candling fish and cutting out a parasite known as Syphirin lumpii

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On board a fishing vessel out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. A Nantucket dragger, or New England type otter trawler, the "Theresa and Dan"(?)

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Gloucester, Massachusetts. "Food for Victory" fishing. Hauling fish in a cart from the wharfside to a fish packing plant

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On board a fishing vessel out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Looking over the record of the day's unloading of fish

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On board a fishing vessel, out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Fishermen on the deck, washing up with a hose

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Unveiling tablet commemorating first settelment sic of Mass. Bay Colony, Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, Mass.

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On board a line trawler converted for dragging, fishing out from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Taking it easy

Gloucester, Massachusetts Historic photos, documents, and people