1573. (photo) Lighthouse Service Tender Crew Chops Ice from Buoy in New York Harbor c.1923.
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1573. (photo) Lighthouse Service Tender Crew Chops Ice from Buoy in New York Harbor c.1923.
1573. (photo) Lighthouse Service Tender Crew Chops Ice from Buoy in New York Harbor c.1923. Clear close press photo measures 7” x 9” and provides great as the tender crew chops ice from a buoy – a dangerous job. If not cleaned off, the ice would add so much weight that the buoy would sink so low in the water that steamship captains have difficulty in picking them up. Close, clear, with great detail. Light wrinkling. Photo is b/w and includes date and description on back. Dated February 12, 1923. (VG). $36.