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A Sunday outing.1900
Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Dave Collins is standing in the bow of Montrose with his wife Etta Creelman directly behind him. In the boat in the forground we see Will Hall and his boat (probably the Bay Queen). Obviously this is a special event. Dave Collins at one time fished as a helper with Greg Hall.177
Rigged boat with Sunday passengers.1915
Spencers Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Vincent Faulkner's house still stands in Great Village. His neighbours are being treated to a Sunday sail.179
Returning from a sail.1915
Spencers Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
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After a recreational sail we can see passengers disembarking via the net horses. This unnamed boat belonged to Vincent Faulkner.181
Unknown shad boat1925
Portapique, Nova Scotia, Canada
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These neighbours are enjoying each other's company, no doubt discussing the merits of their boats. Seated from left to right are Alden Knight, Ted Taylor, who fished with Dave Collins, John Davison, Dave Collins and Alan Davison. The rudder bar indicates that the boat has been motorized.183
Jerusha on launch day.1988
Great Village, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Jerusha has been used solely for recreation, having been used for fishing only once in preperation for this exhibit.185
Shamrock and Ocean Queen at Spencers Point.1958
Spencers Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
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By 1923 most of these shad boats had been motorized but kept sail as an auxiliary source of power. Cuddies and motor boxes were built. The motors were referred to fondly as one-lungers, having only one cylinder. With the damming of many rivers and polution in others on the North American eastern seaboard the numbers of shad declined around the beginning of the twentieth century. Numbers of fishing boats declined to about half the original number and continued to decline. Now the catches were moved to the traditional markets in fresh, rather than salted condition. Packed between layers of ice and grass much of the catch moved to New England on the Boston train.187
Sunset on Cobequid Bay.1995
Great Village, Nova Scotia, Canada
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With the exception of the Ocean Queen and Shamrock, the shadboats of Cobequid Bay are gone. The last fishermen, Russel Cooke and Karl Spencer, ended their fishing careers in 1994 when the last shad license for Cobequid Bay was issued. Thus ended a way of life which had sustained many families for one hundred and fifty years. |
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