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Title	Rich Maderia and family at Blessing of the Fleet, Stonington.
Place	Stonington (Conn.)
Topic	Festivals Fishing boats Portuguese Americans
Theme	Diversity Infrastructure Lifestyle
Description	A woman and man stand behind three boys in the waterfront area of Stonington. They are identified as Rich Maderia and family. In the background, people can be seen on board fishing boats decorated for the Blessing of the Fleet.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Based in Stonington Borough, the Stonington fleet is the only remaining commercial fishing fleet in Connecticut. Fishing has been a mainstay of the community's economy since the eighteenth century. In earlier years, whaling, sealing and cod fishing supported area residents. The present fishing fleet pursues a diversified approach not dependent on a single type of catch. The Blessing of the Fleet takes place annually. Dated August 1995.
Date created	1995.
Physical format	1 photograph ; 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Digital format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Accession number: 95-8-407A File name: IMG0034-4206.PCD
Source	Mystic Seaport.
Collection	Stonington Fishing Fleet Collection.
Rights	Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image are available from Mystic Seaport.
Sub-collection	Photographs

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