34038c. (photos) Firing the Life Line – U.S. Life Saving Service Drill c.1910.
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34038c. (photos) Firing the Life Line – U.S. Life Saving Service Drill c.1910.
34038c. (photo) Firing the Life Line – U.S. Life Saving Service Drill c.1910. Great view catches the moment that the Lyle gun is fired with a cloud of smoke, catching the projectile in the air trailing the shot-line, with the drill pole beyond. In the foreground is a good view of the beach apparatus cart as a surfman looks on. Great early detail, on postcard paper. Superb image, quite clear. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. May be Plum Island Light, Newburyport. (F-). $54.
34038b. (companion photo) U.S. Life Saving Service Drill c.1910. Great view catches the same crew as they set up the breeches buoy apparatus, tightening the hawser over the crotch poles from the drill pole. Lighthouse in the background may be Plum Island Light, Newburyport. Great early detail, on postcard paper. Superb image, quite clear. 3 ½” x 5 ½”. (F-). $46.
Both photos $85.