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On board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After the seining net is pulled in with its catch, the mother boat pulls alongside, and the skipper and the cook help lash the big net to its railing. Here a large dip net scoops the fish from the nets to the decks
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Credit lineOn board the fishing boat Alden, out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. After the seining net is pulled in with its catch, the mother boat pulls alongside, and the skipper and the cook help lash the big ne. 1943-01-01. Parks, Gordon. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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