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Aboard a trawler. The net comes aboard. Each net (there are two) usually drags about an hour, is then brought aboard by the power winch. Crew and captain work on "shares." Commonly one share to each man, one to captain and one to boat. Captain maintains boat. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. The net comes aboard. Each net (there are two) usual...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Landing fish at pier for direct overnight trucking to New York. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Landing fish at pier for direct overnight trucking to New York. Provin...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the fish freezer and the fish buyer. Fish freezers deliver most of their whiting to the Middle West and West. Squid is used for bait, sold at a dollar a barrel. Trap fishermen who manages to earn between eight hundred and one thousand dollars a year considers himself royally successful. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the fish freezer and the fish buyer. Fish ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Two tuna (horse-mackerel) caught in a trap, being brought ashore. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Two tuna (horse-mackerel) caught in a trap, being brought ashore. Prov...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

One of the few fish freezers still in operation. Provincetown, Massachusetts

One of the few fish freezers still in operation. Provincetown, Massach...

Additional information on caption card: See 12706-D [i.e. LC-USF34-012706-D]. Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washin... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Approaching the trap or "weir" at five o'clock in the morning. The trap consists of a large circle of net with a long funnel-like entrance set in to the tide stream. Fish which always swim with the tide, must be collected before tide turns. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Approaching the trap or "weir" at five o'c...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of two men on a dock, Fishermen repairing nets, Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of two men on a dock, Fishermen repairing nets...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat, delivering fish at freezer. Most of the trap boats are owned by the freezer. Men work on shares, the company fifty percent. Prices are set according to day's supply in all traps. As in almost all cases traps share equally in a day's run. Fishermen get little either way, they either sell little fish for a comparatively decent price or much fish for little. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, delivering fish at freezer. Most of the tr...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used to go in the early morning to collect the fish in the line of "traps" or "wiers" which are stretched along the coast. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used to go ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man on a boat Farmers of Great Depression. Dust bowl refugees, Resettlement program.

A black and white photo of a man on a boat Farmers of Great Depression...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Dipping fish aboard. See caption 5067-M1. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Dipping fish aboard. See caption 5067-M1. ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trawler. Selecting fish and cutting off heads. Only mackerel, whiting and occasional flounder or halibut are kept. Thrown from trough into ice-filled hold. Fish heads and non-marketable fish are thrown into sea above which hundreds of seagulls wait hungrily. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. Selecting fish and cutting off heads. Only mackerel,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch le...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The economy of a town: fishing and the tourist trade. A fishing boat in front of the S.S. "Romance," a tourist boat which used to ply between Boston and Provincetown and has since sunk in Boston Harbor. Provincetown, Massachusetts

The economy of a town: fishing and the tourist trade. A fishing boat i...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of people on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of people on a boat, possibly related to: Aboa...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A couple of men standing on top of a boat Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

A couple of men standing on top of a boat Farm Security Administration...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the end of the trip. About four hours after they have left (in the dark) fishermen return home. By eight o'clock, sometimes nine o'clock, the day's work is finished. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, the end of the trip. About four hours afte...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trawler. The nets come aboard. Each net (there are two) usually drags about an hour, is then brought by the power winch. Crew and captain work on "shares." Commonly one share to each man, one to captain and one to boat. Captain maintains boat. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. The nets come aboard. Each net (there are two) usual...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The "Sand Bar Club," a bench on the waterfront main street which is occupied all day by fishermen, unemployed fishermen and other residents with nothing to do; here they gossip, whittle, and make remarks about passing tourists. Provincetown, Massachusetts

The "Sand Bar Club," a bench on the waterfront main street which is oc...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a man on a boat, possibly related to: Aboar...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Aboard a trawler. Shoveling fish from deck into troughs at the railing. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. Shoveling fish from deck into troughs at the railing...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat. The deck of the boat on the way home. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat. The deck of the boat on the way home. Prov...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Unemployed Portuguese fisherman who now finds odd jobs taking tourists sailing. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Unemployed Portuguese fisherman who now finds odd jobs taking tourists...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, possibly related ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat, pulling the net into the boat. The trap, which is nothing but a gigantic net, is pulled into the boat on one side and thrown overboard on the other until finally a small pocket is made where fish mill around by the thousands. Sometimes several big tuna, locally called horse mackerel, must be gaffed and brought aboard. This is a struggle because tuna weigh between 300 and 800 pounds. The rest of the fish, whiting, mackerel, and squid are dipped aboard with a hand net. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat, pulling the net into the boat. The trap, w...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat, possibly related ...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Fisherman wearing characteristic fisherman's hat. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Fisherman wearing characteristic fisherman's hat. Provincetown, Massac...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trawler. The net comes aboard. Each net (there are two) usually drags about an hour, is then brought aboard by the power winch. Crew and captain work on "shares." Commonly one share to each man, one to captain and one to boat. Captain maintains boat. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. The net comes aboard. Each net (there are two) usual...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Ruins of former fish pier, Captain Jack's Wharf, a tourist colony which used to be a fish pier and the Pilgrim monument in the background. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Ruins of former fish pier, Captain Jack's Wharf, a tourist colony whic...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A couple of men that are kneeling down by the water, Fishermen repairing nets, Provincetown, Massachusetts

A couple of men that are kneeling down by the water, Fishermen repairi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Landing fish at pier for direct overnight trucking to New York. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Landing fish at pier for direct overnight trucking to New York. Provin...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

In the cabin of the Beatrice S., a beam-trawler which was one of a considerable fleet that fished out of Provincetown as late as '37. Today there is a mere handful of these boats left. Their practice is at sea, wherever the water is shallow enough to allow the nets to drag until a catch is made, sometimes several days. This cabin is the living, dining, bedroom and kitchen. Provincetown, Massachusetts

In the cabin of the Beatrice S., a beam-trawler which was one of a con...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used in the early morning to collect the fish in the line of "traps" or "weirs" which are stretched along the coast. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Trap fishing boats. These boats are diesel-powered and are used in the...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

One of the few repair sheds for nets and gear still in operation. Note peaked cap of man seen through open loft door. Provincetown, Massachusetts

One of the few repair sheds for nets and gear still in operation. Note...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in spite of bad fishing conditions, still keeps himself going by running a small boat with a minimum of crew, frequently by himself. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in s...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat poling out. The trap boat is poled out of the trap by hand. The engine is not started until the propeller is clear of any danger of fouling the net. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat poling out. The trap boat is poled out of t...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

The net has emptied out. Compare scuppers in pictures 12647-E, 12651-E, and 12640-E to get an idea of quantity of fish in one haul. Provincetown, Massachusetts

The net has emptied out. Compare scuppers in pictures 12647-E, 12651-E...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Fishermen hanging around in front of workshop of former fisherman who is now a builder of pleasure boats for tourists. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Fishermen hanging around in front of workshop of former fisherman who ...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in spite of bad fishing conditions, still keeps himself going by running a small boat with a minimum crew, frequently by himself. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in s...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of a man working on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of a man working on a boat, possibly related t...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat Farm Security Administration / Office of War Information photo.

A black and white photo of a group of men on a boat Farm Security Admi...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in spite of bad fishing conditions, still keeps himself going by running a small boat with a minimum crew, frequently by himself. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Manuel Zorra, known as one of the best fishermen on the Cape, who in s...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Trawlers, locally called draggers, in Provincetown Harbor. Note nets hung up to dry. Massachusetts

Trawlers, locally called draggers, in Provincetown Harbor. Note nets h...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A couple of men standing next to each other, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A couple of men standing next to each other, possibly related to: Aboa...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Closing the trap. The boat actually enters the circle of the trap and closes its entrance before pulling in the net. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trap fishing boat. Closing the trap. The boat actually enters...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aboard a trawler. Selecting fish and cutting off heads. Only mackerel, whiting, and occasional flounder or halibut are kept. Thrown from trough into ice-filled hold. Fish heads and non-marketable fish are thrown into sea, above which hundreds of sea gulls wait hungrily. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Aboard a trawler. Selecting fish and cutting off heads. Only mackerel,...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Manuel Zorra, Portuguese fisherman, in a tourist bar and nightclub. Manuel is one of the best storytellers on the cape. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Manuel Zorra, Portuguese fisherman, in a tourist bar and nightclub. Ma...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Former Portuguese fisherman who now makes a living building and renting pleasure sailboats for tourists. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Former Portuguese fisherman who now makes a living building and rentin...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Ruins of fish pier with breakwater and new tourist cottages in the background. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Ruins of fish pier with breakwater and new tourist cottages in the bac...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Portuguese worker in one of the few still-operating fish freezers. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Portuguese worker in one of the few still-operating fish freezers. Pro...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

A black and white photo of people on a boat, possibly related to: Aboard a trawler (locally called a dragger). The power-driven winch lets out the starboard net. While over fishing grounds one of two nets is constantly in the water, dragging along the bottom. Boats are powerful, diesel-engined, between forty and seventy-five feet long. Their unrestricted use has done much to cause the "fish-famine" along this coast because nets bring up everything, fish, minnows and even spawn. Provincetown, Massachusetts

A black and white photo of people on a boat, possibly related to: Aboa...

Title and other information from a possibly related negative. Image came to Library of Congress untitled. (There was no caption for this image in the FSA/OWI shelflist.) Appears to be related to negative LC-USF... More

Fishermen in repair shack repairing nets and sharpening tools. The twine of these nets is impregnated with coal tar; as the sewing of nets requires the holding of the twine in the mouth an occupational disease has developed which is referred to as fishermen's lip cancer. Provincetown, Massachusetts

Fishermen in repair shack repairing nets and sharpening tools. The twi...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Trawlers, locally called draggers, in Provincetown Harbor. Note nets hung up to dry. Massachusetts

Trawlers, locally called draggers, in Provincetown Harbor. Note nets h...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More