When I first saw this week's Sepia Saturday prompt I was transported to a large sailing ship with masts and rigging. Alas, it's more Wichita Lineman than Master and Commander.
But the images that follow are indeed of sailing ships. I have no idea where these ships were located in these vintage shots, most likely taken by Betty Schnabel, Donald's daughter. Knowing that for many years Betty lived on the East Coast, I can guess that's the location of this seaport. I welcome any guesses.
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Apparently Betty took a trip with friends for a few days. Not many shots were taken, but I will post a few more shots of her friends on there girl get-away.
UPDATE: Thanks to Intense Guy I now know these shots were taken at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut.
And now, in honor of the linemen in the Sepia Saturday prompt...
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There's quite a similarity between the ships in the third picture & the prompt picture. The ratlines leading at angles up into the rigging look much like the tall ladders angled up to the power lines. Fun that we both thought of sailing ships & their tall masts and rigging. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was the first thing that went through my head before I realized it wasn't a ship.
DeleteThat's the first thought I had too.
DeleteI think this is Mystic Seaport and the Charles W Morgan.
ReplyDeleteThank you! You are right. I just looked at a photo Betty took of some buildings and they match what I found online. Ohhh, now that I'm aware of this place I soooo want to go there.
DeleteI walked down a street next to the Mystic River past the Mystic Seaport one April afternoon, & I thought your pictures looked familiar! Happy to find out I was right!
DeleteI'm envious.
DeleteVery good - you just needed someone up the rigging for a perfect match, but clearly Betty and her friends weren't volunteering for the job!
ReplyDeleteThey probably would have done it if they hadn't been wearing skirts. They look up for a challenge.
DeleteOh goodness, I really enjoyed how you took our theme, and your photos are just wonderful. I might not have followed the theme so closely this week, but it's what my life is at the moment so I did!
ReplyDeleteIt was just lucky that I'd looked at these slides just a few weeks ago so they were still in my mental storage cabinet.
DeleteI forgot to mention how your titles often pull me in!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I try to make them just off a little bit.
DeleteI'm pretty sure I've visited there...but with or without skirt, you won't catch me climbing the ropes. Going up would be easy, but I'd never get back down.
ReplyDeleteI'd never make it in either direction. I get terrified watching Master and Commander when they climb the rigging.
DeleteThe Schnabel collection seems able to provide a photo for any subject or any location. The days of sailing ships gave us a rich legacy of seafaring phrases and terms that we have sadly lost the context and meaning for.
ReplyDeleteIt does amaze me how much I've been able to get from this one families photos.
DeletePort, starboard, aft, bow, and poop deck. As a child I always giggled at poop deck. The last ship I was on, a military transport, had the kennels on the poop deck. So I got to go to the poop deck several times a day. It was always a party on the poop deck.
Nice take on the theme. Great riggin pictures.
ReplyDeleteYup, a fully rigged post.
DeleteThe colour on these is amazing - okay, on some of them. I'm guessing they're Kodachrome, but I'd be interested in knowing what size the negatives are.
ReplyDeleteThey're all standard 35 mm Kodachrome slides.
DeleteOh dear (sigh). Another beautiful place in the world to put on my bucket list.
ReplyDeleteI thought ships' masts at first too but I shifted gears.
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