Description: Mine Yawls were built for the army during World War II for laying and tending mines. This one could have been either a tow yawl or a mine yawl.
Also visible is the William Gilman Parker house and barn on the left and a J.N. Mills Oil Truck. The vehicles are all from the 1930s. This image is thought to be by George W. Corkum.
Description: Also visible is the William Gilman Parker house and barn on the left and a J.N. Mills Oil Truck. The vehicles are all from the 1930s. This image is thought to be by George W. Corkum.
Description: The remains of the burned Manset Coal Company wharf [now Manset Town Dock] are in the foreground. The wharf at the right was Stanley Fisheries.
Description: There is a Coast Guard Cutter at the dock, a buoy depot or lighthouse depot at the time this photograph was taken. Later the Coast Guard Station.
Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
1942-10-27
Southwest Harbor
168 Clark Point Road
The 60-foot dragger, "Sea Fox" was built at Southwest Boat Corporation in 1942 for Manuel "Manny" Zora from Provincetown, Massachusetts. The model in the photograph was probably built by Raymond Adelbert Bunker.
Vessels, Commercial Fishing Vessel, Net Fishing Vessel, Dragger
Creator:
Ballard - Willis Humphreys Ballard (1906-1980)
Date:
1942-10-27
Place:
Southwest Harbor
State:
ME
Address:
168 Clark Point Road
Source:
W.H. Ballard Collection
Tags:
object
Description: The 60-foot dragger, "Sea Fox" was built at Southwest Boat Corporation in 1942 for Manuel "Manny" Zora from Provincetown, Massachusetts. The model in the photograph was probably built by Raymond Adelbert Bunker.