1745. (cabinet photos) Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard by Henry S. Wyer & J.N. Chamberlain. Large 5 1/4″ x 8 1/2″.
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1745. (cabinet photos) Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard by Henry S. Wyer & J.N. Chamberlain. Large 5 1/4″ x 8 1/2″.
1745. (cabinet photos) Nantucket & Martha’s Vineyard by Henry S. Wyer & J.N. Chamberlain. Large 5 1/4″ x 8 1/2″. Numbered l to r, top to bottom.
1745-1. (cabinet photo) Side-wheel Steamer Monohansett of the Martha’s Vineyard line of steamers c.1880. By J.N. Chamberlain, Cottage City. 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. The Monohansett ran from New Bedford to Oak Bluffs and Katama on Martha’s Vineyard. From 1871 until 1886, the Monohansett and the Martha’s Vineyard were the only two ferries serving Martha’s Vineyard. She was sold 1902 and replaced by the Uncantina. She was wrecked in the fog at Great Misery Island off Salem, Mass. August 3, 1904. Clear, close, detailed view. Two corners chipped, moderate foxing and staining upper right corner. Rare view of this steamer. (G+). $88.
1745-2. (cabinet photo) Side-wheel Steamer Chrystenah by Henry S. Wyer c.1880’s. 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. The Chrystenah was built at Nyack, New York, in 1866, and was owned by the Smith brothers of Nyack, NY, on the Hudson River. With a walking beam engine and large paddle boxes, she was typical of the smaller side-wheel passenger steamers of the late 1800’s. She is shown here as originally built with a round or “sentry box” pilothouse and fan decorations on the paddle boxes. In 1906 she received a new pilot house as well as smaller paddle box decorations. The vessel operated as a commuter boat to New York from Nyack and Peekskill, stopping at small towns along the way. Clear, crisp view. Light toning to margins, one small stain left margin. (VG-). $74.
1745-3. (cabinet photo) Men in Dory in Surf by Henry S. Wyer c.1880’s. 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. May be off of Siasconset, Nantucket. Clear, crisp view. Light edge toning, a few marks. (VG-). $38.
1745-9. (cabinet photo) Side-wheel Steamer Martha’s Vineyard c.1880. By J.N. Chamberlain, Cottage City. 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. This clear close view of the paddle steamer Martha’s Vineyard docked at Cottage City. Built in 1871 in Brooklyn, NY., The Martha’s Vineyard was a 515-ton vessel, 185 feet long, with a 29′ beam. From 1871 until 1886, the Martha’s Vineyard and the Monohansett were the only two ferries serving Martha’s Vineyard. In March 1886 the Martha’s Vineyard became one of the initial four steamers operating for the newly organized New Bedford, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Company. Clear, crisp view, a bit distant. Light toning and a few marks to margins. (VG-). $74.
1745-12. (cabinet photo) “By the Sounding Sea.” Nantucket by Henry S. Wyer c.1885. 5 ¼” x 8 ½”. “By the Sounding Sea.” shows the gentle surf on the south shore of Nantucket, one of a number of surf studies done by Wyer. Clear, close, only light edge toning. Rare Nantucket view. (VG+). $38.