ca. 1883
GUSN-180282
George H. Donnell was a "shore" fisherman and lobsterman, in York River, Maine. He wears stiff cowhide boots, which were standard for rural workingmen. He holds a catch of fish, which may be pollock.
fishing
fishermen (people)
labor
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Order June 1925 / #7990 (handwritten)
1 photograph ; 4 1/2 x 8 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.01.TMP.002
8 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)
York River (York county, Maine) [river]
York county (Maine) [county]
Coleman, Emma L., Miss (Photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Fish
Lobster fishers
W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg.24-25
Item
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