378a,b. (set two mounted photos) Life-Saving Service Breeches Buoy Drill, Plum Island, Mass c.1884.
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378a,b. (set two mounted photos) Life-Saving Service Breeches Buoy Drill, Plum Island, Mass c.1884.
378a,b. (set two mounted photos) Life-Saving Service Breeches Buoy Drill, Plum Island, Mass c.1884. Large, early mounted style photographs measure 5″ x 7″ and provides an extremely rare view of the Keeper and crew of the Plum Island Life-Saving station performing the breeches buoy drill. Quite visible is the beach apparatus cart and rigging as the projectile is fired toward the drill pole in the distance. These are striking early views and shows good detail of the equipment laid out for the drill. The photos are large and quite clear and crisp, with only a bit of foxing, one corner fold. In one view can be seen Captain (Keeper) “Jim” Elliott. Noted on the back is also the date taken, September 3, 1894. These are exceptionally rare lifesaving views and would be superb matted and framed. (VG). $276 set.