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Schooner Marie Gilbert prior to launching, Mystic.
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Title
Schooner
Marie
Gilbert
prior
to
launching
,
Mystic
.
Place
Mystic, Conn
Mystic River (Conn.)
Topic
Schooners
Sailing ships
Ships
Shipbuilding
Waterfronts
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Marie Gilbert (Schooner)
Gilbert Transportation Company
Genre
Postcards
Theme
Lifestyle
Livelihood
Infrastructure
Description
Starboard
stern
view
of the
four-masted
schooner
Marie
Gilbert
prior
to
being
launched
at
Gilbert
Transportation
Company
,
Mystic
.
Flags
are
flying
in her
rigging
.
People
can
be
seen
at her
stern
and
climbing
on
board
.
Central
Hall
on
West
Main
Street
is
visible
in the
right
background
.
Printed
in
ink
at
bottom
of
image
: "
MARIE
GILBERT'
MYSTIC
'06
".
Handwritten
in
ink
below
image
: "
Dont
forget
my
suit
.
Perkins
has
nothing
in
my
line.
"
Printed
in
ink
on
reverse
: "
4
m
.
aux
.
sch
.
'MARIE
GILBERT'/
Ready
for
launching
at
Mystic.
"
Addressed
to "
Mr
.
Ira
F
.
Noyes/
RR
Building/Room
408/
New
Haven/
Conn.
"
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. On
reverse
:
One-cent
stamp
;
postmarked
Mystic
,
October
25
,
1906
, and
New
Haven
,
October
26
,
1906
.
Built
1906
at
Gilbert
Transportation
Company
and
named
for the
founder's
wife
,
Marie
Gilbert
was a
four-masted
schooner
with an
auxiliary
engine
.
Gilbert
Transportation
Company
was
located
just
south
of the
drawbridge
on the
Groton
side
of the
river
.
Founded
by
Captain
Mark
L
.
Gilbert
, the
company
specialized
in
repair
and
rebuilding
work
and was
active
from
1906-1909
.
Financial
troubles
resulted
in the
closing
of the
shipyard
in
1909
.
Date created
1906
.
Physical format
1
photographic
postcard
;
3
3/8
x
5
3/8
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1983.99.10
File
name
:
ms_m022187.jpg
Source
Mystic
Seaport
.
Rights
Reproduction
and
copyright
information
regarding
this
image
is
available
from The
Curatorial
Department
,
Mystic
Seaport
,
Mystic
.
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Postcards
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