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Captain John Forsyth supervising construction of coal barge John Forsyth, New London.
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Title
Captain
John
Forsyth
supervising
construction
of
coal
barge
John
Forsyth
,
New
London
.
Place
New London (Conn.)
Topic
Shipbuilding industry -- Employees
Barges
Topic-Organization, Vessel
John Forsyth (Barge)
Theme
Infrastructure
Description
Interior
view
of the
coal
barge
John
Forsyth
under
construction
at a
yard
identified
as the
Thames
Shipyard
,
New
London
. A
number
of
men
can
be
seen
at
work
on the
vessel
. A
man
in
shirtsleeves
,
probably
Captain
John
Forsyth
,
is
talking
to a
seated
man
in a
dark
jacket
and
straw
hat
in the
foreground
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Handwritten
on
back
in
pen
: "
Capt
John
Forsyth-
in
shirt
sleeves./
Superintending
the
construction
of
the/
world's
largest
coal
barge
,
bearing
his/
name
-
Built
at
Thames
Shipyard,/
N.L
.
Conn.
".
John
Forsyth
of
Mystic
supervised
construction
for the
Thames
Towboat
Company
of
East
New
London
. In
addition
to
shipbuilding
, he was
noted
for the
full
and
half
ship
models
that he
made
. He also had a
grocery
store
on
Cottrell
Street
in
Mystic
for a
number
of
years
.
Dated
August
1
,
1899
.
Mounted
on
white
card
with
pressed
design
,
5
7/16
x
6
3/8
in.
Date created
1899
.
Physical format
1
photograph
;
3
3/4
x
4
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1950.527
File
name
:
IMG0097-4773.PCD
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Rights
Copyright
restrictions
applying
to
use
or
reproduction
of this
image
are
available
from
Mystic
Seaport
.
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Photographs
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