Name/Title
The Stonington Fishing DraggerEntry/Object ID
2023.200Scope and Content
A decade of research and reminiscences from Joseph D. Sanda whose father, John Joseph Sanda was a fisherman and worked with many of the men mentioned. It begins with a history of the fishing fleet as the author remembers it from his childhood. Then mentions Stonington Boat Works, Frankl G. Post and Son boatyard, Delaware Bay shipyard, Newbert and Wallace Shipyard, Harvey F. Gamage, Charles A. Mose Boatbuilding Company, Rancocas construction Company. The Fishing vessel evolution - western rig, Stonington Draggers, the boats of the fleet.Collection
Manuscript