Interior view of the Agricultural Building. Depicts the Gloucester, Massachusetts exhibit, featuring model ships and fishing boats displayed on a replicated sea of water. Also shown is a pier and boat house. The barriers of the main exhibit display images and information pertaining to these fishing boats.
View showing an active pier on the Delaware River depicting dock workers, including African Americans, transporting barrels and ice from a "Retail Ice" shed on the pier. In the left, barrels line the pier. In the right, men stand within several docked ships, probably fishing boats, which include the "Majorie" and "Josephine.", Title supplied by cataloger., Gift of Joseph Kelly, 1982., Description revised 2022., Access points revised 2022., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Creator
Photo Illustrators (Firm)
Date
[ca. 1935]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Photo-Illustrators [P.8836.6]
Interior view of the Gloucester, Massachusetts Fishery Exhibit in the Agricultural Building. The exhibit displays fishing gear, along with other objects pertaining to the fishing industry including ropes, knives, bottles, and general equipment.
