Aboard a trawler. The net comes aboard. Each net (there are two) usually drags about an hour, is then brought aboard by the power winch. Crew and captain work on "shares." Commonly one share to each man, one to captain and one to boat. Captain maintains boat. Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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massachusetts
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provincetown
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trawler
hour
power
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crew
captain
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captain work
shares
one share
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united states history
library of congress
Date
01/01/1937
Contributors
Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-, photographer
Location
Provincetown (Mass.)
,
42.05833, -70.17861
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html