William H. Tripp Collection T-602 ©1997 The Kendall Institute
Model Bark Morning Star port bow view of model, shows builder of model Mr. Ganboa [sic] William H. Tripp (1880-1959, American)
5 x 7 inch glass negative

SHIP MODELING
One of the crafts most closely associated with mariners of all types is the building of ship models. Here expert modeler Manuel Pacheco Gamboa is captured at work in his studio in Somerset, Massachusetts, circa 1910.