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William H. Tripp Collection
T-385
Mending Sails
on Bark Wanderer
William H. Tripp (1880-1959, American)
2-1/2 x 4-1/4 inch film negative
MENDING
SAILS
Whalemen not only provided labor for weighing anchor, setting
sail, and pursuing whales, but like seamen everywhere, were
responsible for loading cargo and day-to-day maintenance
of ship and gear. Captain Antone T. Edwards and crew of
the bark Wanderer, the last square-rigger to go whaling
under American registry, on the eve of sailing from New
Bedford in August 1924. Outward bound the next day, the
Wanderer went aground in a storm, a total wreck.
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