From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Paul Stubing Ballard Print Collection
Ralph Phippen
Paul Stubing indicated that this is a photograph of Ralph Phippen who fished from the port side because he was left .handed. Ralph's boat has a spray hood and a cloth curtain to pull closed behind the wheel to keep out the weather. There are 3 wooden traps on the stern by the stabilizing sail. The boat is tied next to a wharf where many more traps are piled. There is a man standing on the wharf amidst the traps.
Details
1945
Ralph Phippen
08/02/2007
MDIHS: Sound School House Archive Storage, Photo Album #20, p. 25
08/02/2007
10/02/2014
03/28/2022
