Ships Through the Ages: "Governor Ames," "Gertrude L. Thebaud," The Last American Square-Rigger - "Tusitala"
Ships Through the Ages: "Governor Ames," "Gertrude L. Thebaud," The Last American Square-Rigger - "Tusitala"
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Ships Through the Ages: "Governor Ames," "Gertrude L. Thebaud," The Last American Square-Rigger - "Tusitala"
Description:
Governor Ames: This is an American five-masted schooner, now a rare type of vessel, one of only a few functional schooners remaining. / Gertrude L. Thebaud: A modem American fisherman-style boat, the Gertrude L. Thebaud was a two-masted schooner built for sturdiness and swiftness that can be manned by a very small crew. / The Last American Square-Rigger Tusitala: Tusitala is the last of the square-rigged vessels to fly the stars and stripes. The few large square-rigged four-masters still afloat are for the most part descended from the fourth-century Viking ships.
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Notes:
Description of ships written in 1935.
Notes (historical):
Ships Through the Ages, originally four murals painted by Frederic Leonard King between 1934 and 1935, was commissioned as part of the Public Works of Art Project for the Jeffries Point Branch of the Boston Public Library. In 1956, the Jeffries Point Branch closed, and the murals were divided into smaller paintings and relocated to the East Boston Branch Library where they are currently on display; however, several sections of the murals are missing.
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