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Whiteley crew about to mend cod trap.19th Century Circa 1885
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Whiteley crew standing on the wharf.19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Crew picking up dried cod.19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Fishing stages and buildings (Bonne Island).19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Schooner and steam boat anchored in Bonne Bay.19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Sailboat docked at the wharf waiting for load of cod.19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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Bundles of dry- cod,covered to protect from rain.19th Century
Bonne Esperance, Quebec, Canada
Credits:Whiteley Museum
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With his inheritance, Whiteley came back to the coast, used his funds to acquire a fishing post on Bonne Esperance island. His business thrieved for years. Cod was plentiful and Whiteley employed men and women from the surrounding regions and Newfoundland Island. |
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