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Special Photographs > Massachusetts > Boston > T Wharf
GUSN-362847
Photographic print of Italian fishermen, probably Sicilian, in dories at T-Wharf in Boston taken in the early twentieth century. The men are seen working on their fishing line and netting, likely for long-line tub-trawling. In the background, people gather to purchase fresh fish.
immigrants
people by occupation
dories
working class
fishing lines
netting (process)
selling
fishmongers
photographic prints
black-and-white photography
copy negative 11681-B
1 black and white print
PC001
General photographic collection
1933
PC001.02.03.001
Circa 1900-1910
Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 1933
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Attributed to Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 (Photographer)
photographic prints
black-and-white photography
Work
Fishing boat
Fisherman
Item
Special Photographs > Massachusetts > Boston > T Wharf
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