Photo negatives (2), views of the 4-masted schooner built at the M.B. McDonald & Sons Shipyard on Pistol Point at Mystic, 1903. The vessel was reported to be the first "baldheaded" (having no topmasts) 4-masted schooner on the East Coast and was launched on November 21, 1903. In the second photo, the schooner WILLIAM BOOTH and the sloop-barge SEABURY are both seen under construction at the McDonald yard. Fort Rachel can also be seen in the background.
Collection
Jim Streeter Collection
Acquisition
Accession
2026.037
Source or Donor
Mr. James L. Streeter
Acquisition Method
Donation
Made/Created
Date made
1903
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Negative
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
McDonald and Sons Shipyard, Pistol Point, QUINNEBAUG, Fort Rachel, WILLIAM BOOTH, SEABURY
Provenance
Notes
Donated to the Groton Public Library by Jim Streeter, formerly belonged to Carol Kimball.
