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Launching of the schooner William Booth, Pistol Point (Mystic).
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Title
Launching
of the
schooner
William
Booth
,
Pistol
Point
(Mystic)
.
Creator
Scholfield, E. A. (Everett Augustus), 1843-1930.
Place
Pistol Point (Mystic, Conn.)Mystic (Conn.)
Mystic River (Conn.)
Topic
Shipbuilding
Schooners
Sailing ships
Ships
Shipyards
Catboats
Tugboats
Boats and boating
Launchings
Topic-Organization, Vessel
William Booth (Schooner)
M.B. McDonald & Sons
Genre
Photographs
Theme
Infrastructure
Livelihood
Description
Port
stern
view
of the
three-masted
schooner
William
Booth
being
launched
from the
M.B
.
McDonald
&
Sons
shipyard
,
Pistol
Point
,
Mystic
.
People
can
be
seen
on
board
and in the
launching
area
. A
catboat
and
tugboat
are
anchored
in the
Mystic
River
to the
right
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Probably
taken
by
E.A
.
Scholfield
, a
professional
photographer
who
worked
primarily
in
Mystic
and
New
London
from
1865-1913
. The
William
Booth
was the
first
vessel
constructed
by
M.B
.
McDonald
&
Sons
of
Mystic
. She was
built
for
New
London
businessmen
Carlos
Barry
,
William
Booth
and
others
, and
launched
in
1903
. The
William
Booth
carried
cargo
for a
number
of
years
until
a
collision
with the
Helen
Barnet
Gring
off
the
Massachusetts
coast
,
April
28
,
1928
. She was
carrying
a
load
of
granite
from
Maine
to
New
York
.
Shipbuilder
Michael
B
.
McDonald
had
worked
in
Madison
,
New
London
and
Noank
before
launching
M.B
.
McDonald
&
Sons
on
Pistol
Point
in
Mystic
,
which
he
operated
from
1903
to
1905
. The
firm
built
ten
coasting
schooners
and a
barge
in this
time
period
before
going
into
bankruptcy
in
1905
. The
losses
of
two
McDonald-built
vessels
not
long
after
their
launchings
may
have
played
a
part
in the
company's
financial
troubles
.
Date created
1903
.
Physical format
1
photograph
:
albumen
print
;
3
1/4
x
4
5/8
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1977.92.1246
File
name
:
IMG0054-4200.PCD
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Collection
Scholfield
Collection
.
Rights
Copyright
restrictions
applying
to
use
or
reproduction
of this
image
are
available
from
Mystic
Seaport
.
Sub-collection
Photographs
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