The pictures are of Gloucester, taken
anywhere from the turn of the century onward.
Fisherman's Rest at Beechbrook Cemetery.
Fishermen's Memorial Service, August 14, 1999
Fishing on the banks, "instantaneous" photographs
showing fishermen at work, about 1900.
Representative Gloucester Boats
Sea Captains and fishermen.
Underwater photos of wrecks.
The biggest day Gloucester ever had - a photo of the bulletin
board at the Gloucester Board of Trade, August 20, 1917, when receipts of more than
5,000,000 pounds were shown.
Some shots of Gloucester, July 1999.
Click on the thumbnail to see the full size
picture.
Drying the Nets
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Splitting Fish
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Ready to Launch
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View of Gloucester, MA
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Working on Sea Food
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The Fishing Fleet
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The Harbor, Gloucester, MA
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Italian Fishing Boats,
beached at low tide
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Hauling Cargo
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Unloading the Catch
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Weighing the Catch
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The Lafayette at the Dock
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A Gloucester trawler
unloading a catch
of cod into new barrels.
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Capt. Archie MacLeod
and son, 1930.
courtesy of Arch MacLeod
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Large cod were filleted
and spread out to dry
in the sun on open
racks, or drying flakes.
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Frozen in wintertime. |
View of Gloucester Harbor |
In winter, the harbor
would freeze over. |
Panoramic View of Gloucester Harbor (48 KB)
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