2810. [photo] Wreck of the Brig Poinsett, South Shore Nantucket, Sept. 1st., 1870.
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2810. [photo] Wreck of the Brig Poinsett, South Shore Nantucket, Sept. 1st., 1870.
2810. [photo] Wreck of the Brig Poinsett, South Shore Nantucket, Sept. 1st., 1870. (c.1870). By J. Freeman. Extremely rare retouched photo by J. Freeman of Nantucket depicts remnants of vessel after crews from shore offloaded the cargo from the Brig Poinsett. As the surf pounded the vessel workers struggled to haul barrels ashore. View of the beautiful wooden vessel well up on the beach on the south side of the island near Nobadeer Pond. About 40 casks in all were saved when the vessel broke up and became a total loss. This extremely rare view was done by retouching a photo of the vessel and was published that same year in this un-mounted and unlabeled view. View is clear, clean, mounted on album page and becoming brittle from age. It is extremely difficult to find views of Nantucket shipwrecks and this view is certainly one of the larger, better ones. Image measures 4” x 5 ½”. Has lifted a bit from the page but can be carefully removed and re-mounted. (VG). $64 net.