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2008.001.087 - Digital photograph
Shoreline - A placid harbor scene from about 1903, looking from Island Wharf toward Bates Wharf and the outer harbor. The red-roofed, two-story structure at center was then a cooperage. The two windmills visible here were the primary sources of fresh water at that time. To the far left, the derricks of the stone barge shown in other views protrude above Sherman's Wharf (later Long Wharf). The gabled house to the right was the Dreyer Inn.
Record Type: Photo
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2008.001.097 - Digital photograph
Shoreline -This is a later view of the Golden Sunset's figurehead on Bates Wharf, with the former cooperage, now fitted with a tall chimney, in the background. The wooden statue was carved by the workshop of Robert Bailes ofHendon, England. During the Hurricane of 1944, the figurehead became detached from her earlier vertical mounting and floated up into the inner harbor. She was recovered relatively undamaged-requiring only some restoration of h...
Record Type: Photo
