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Yard of A.B. Story, Burnham, Essex Mass. 2 Boats under construction.

Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: photograph
Maker: unknown
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Essex
Date made: 1908
Materials: ink; paper; photographic process
Measurements: 8 in x 9 3/4 in
Nomenclature: shipbuilding; schooners
Classification: shipbuilding and repair

Photograph of a shipyard with the hulls of two vessels under construction, and buildings along the shoreline in the background. Pencil inscription on verso identified the location as the shipyard of A.D. Story, and the date of photography as 26 August, 1908. A second inscription by Museum staff in 1987 provides more information.


CC-P-0172

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