2764. [cabinet photograph] c.1900. Original portrait photograph, Life-Saving Service Crew, Quoddy Head, Maine. c.1890-1910
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2764. [cabinet photograph] c.1900. Original portrait photograph, Life-Saving Service Crew, Quoddy Head, Maine. c.1890-1910
2764. [cabinet photograph] c.1900. Original portrait photograph, Life-Saving Service Crew, Quoddy Head, Maine. c.1890-1910. This rare posed portrait photograph shows the handsome crew of young surfman proudly posing with the keeper and a woman on the station boat ramp. The woman is holding a rolling pin in the photo may be the keeper’s wife, or the station cook. The photo itself measures 6.5″ by 4.5″ and has been matted to a completed size of 8 X 10 inches. A plate of glass has been placed over the mat and it has been bound to the backing with binding tape. There is an original notation “Quoddy Head Crew” in the lower right corner of the photo. A rare view both for the location and the presence of a possible family member, and that it is labeled so we know the location. This station was built “near West Quoddy Head Light” in 1873 and until 1 June 1883, it was carried in the records as West Quoddy Head station. This is unusually close and clear, one of the better images we have had in some time. Little or no wear, a perfect piece for framing. (VG+). $365. Reduced to $340.