Bruce Beckwith Digital Photograph Collection

Archive

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Montauk Library Archives

Fishing for Whiting on Lady Irma, 1983 | Bruce Beckwith Digital Photograph Collection, Montauk Library Archives

Fishing for Whiting on Lady Irma, 1983 | Bruce Beckwith Digital Photograph Collection, Montauk Library Archives

Name/Title

Bruce Beckwith Digital Photograph Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC.1945

Scope and Content

An album of 77 photographs scanned in from Bruce Beckwith, a sixteenth-generation Montauk Fisherman. The album features pictures of commercial trawling off of Montauk during the 1970s and 1980s. The images show the different species that were commercially fished at the time, the packing and shipping of catch, fishing draggers docked in Montauk, snow storms, and people working various supportive jobs at Gosman's Dock and Fish Market.

Archive Details

Creator

Bruce Beckwith

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1970 - circa 1981

Archive Size/Extent

77 digital images.

Restrictions

No restrictions. The collection is open for research. The Montauk Library holds digital access copies of this collection, the originals were returned to the donor. Contact [email protected] to view the collection.

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Bruce Beckwith

Copyright

Type of License

In copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Copyright Holder

Montauk Library

Copyright Details

Researchers assume all responsibility for copyright questions. Fair use is permitted. For all other uses please contact [email protected].

General Notes

Note Type

In-House Note

Note

Needs biographical/historical note.