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- Driving the wagon
- The cart looks like 1840, not 1940
- Dydee Baby
- "This being Court Day"
- Protection
- Bare feet and morning glories
- Morning Glory
- Hoarding headlines
- Sock hop
- Girl on the right:
- Shades of Phil Silvers
- Meanwhile, in Spring
- Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
- Yum
- A Time Capsule for sure
- Neither snow nor rain nor heat
- Next to the Hotel Walker, soon to be known as --
- Miraculous Photos
- The Allure of Traffic Lights
- No skating!
- Hot in there
- A Splendid New Garage
- Was your house built by Robert Heinlein?
- Old Camera I Loved and Lost
- Vintage camera rally
- Nifty Shot and Nifty Camera
- Brownies and Butchers
- Just Another Wednesday Night?
- Cool
- Your name
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Miami River Mooring: 1910
Miami circa 1910. "Mouth of the Miami River and Biscayne Bay." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Working Sail !
The five small sailing vessels closest to the camera are actual sailing workboats. I believe they are in the shellfish trade. One of them has a sort of "sorting table" to pick through the contents of the [?oyster?] dredge.
Note the general lack of "smartness" compared to the dandified yachts in the background. One of them is definitely gaff rigged. The others appear Bermuda-rigged, as neither gaff nor sprit is seen. The one with the broad side decks may be designed for "tonging" shellfish.
Next time you have "a tough day at the office", think about how easy you have it compared to eking out a living as a sailing waterman.
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