Teresa Harrington Sarno Photograph Collection

Archive

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Montauk Library Archives

Name/Title

Teresa Harrington Sarno Photograph Collection

Entry/Object ID

ARC.0677

Scope and Content

An album of 16 black-and-white photographs from 1953 documenting fishermen and their catch aboard Shel-Lew taken after docking at Gosman's Dock. The collection was donated by Teresa Harrington (1923–2021) as collateral material to an oral history interview conducted by the Montauk Library in 2002. Teresa Harrington was born in Ireland in 1923, she emigrated to the United States in 1949, and settled in Montauk shortly after. She worked at Gosman's for 50 years, retiring at the age of 86. The album provides insight into life around an active fishing dock in Montauk, New York.

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 folder.

Restrictions

The collection is open for research and can be used within the library under the supervision of the archivist. Contact archives@montauklibrary.org to schedule a research appointment.

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1953

Acquisition

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquired From

Teresa Harrington Sarno

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 archives@montauklibrary.org.

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Teresa Harrington Sarno (1924–2021) was born in Cloonkerin, Ireland. In 1949 she moved to the United States to join her sister, Mary Harrington Gosman to help at their seafood shack on Lake Montauk inlet. Teresa worked in the kitchen. She met her husband Jim Sarno after coming to Montauk, he worked as a captain on private yachts. The couple would take many fishing trips with private clients to the Bahamas and Florida. In her oral history interview, she talks about the evolution of the restaurant from Gosman’s seafood shack into a popular seafood restaurant. Having lived in both Amagansett and Montauk, Teresa offers insight into the families, local businesses, and changing landscape of her time spent in both places.