George Fred Tilton : Portrait of 'one of the last whaling captains' using a sextant with the Charles W, Morgan

Item Information

Title:
George Fred Tilton : Portrait of 'one of the last whaling captains' using a sextant with the Charles W, Morgan
Description:
From a series of images of Tilton: his autobiography is "Cap'n George Fred Himself." Hired to oversee the restoration of the last surviving American whaling ship, the "Charles W. Morgan" of New Bedford, a project funded by Col. Edward Green. The ship's last voyage was in 1921, and its restoration was completed by 1927 when it was put on display by Green.
Photographer:
Blackington, Alton H.
Date:
[ca. 1925]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Black-and-white photographs
Glass plate negatives
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Collection (local):
Alton H. Blackington Collection
Subjects:
Sextants--Photographs
Whalers (Persons)--Massachusetts--New Bedford--Photographs
Charles W. Morgan (Bark)
Tilton, George Fred, 1861-1932
Places:
Massachusetts > Bristol (county) > New Bedford
Extent:
1 photograph ; 12.5 x 10 cm.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/muph061-sl735-i003
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New Bedford (Mass.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
muph061-sl735-i003