Box 1
Contains 14 Results:
Peabody & Lane: Miscellaneous Papers, n.d., 1986-2001
Mystic Pier #1, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item: Bosto Port/1740.
On item back: New uses are being sought for old-style maritime piers like Mystic Pier #1. Once used for handling newsprint, the terminal has been modernized and is available for delivery and storage of waterborne cargoes.
Officials ceremonially "untie" ferry Uncatena from its moorings, following a successful overhaul at Boston Marine Works, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item back: Boston Port/1740. Officials ceremonially "untie" ferry Uncatena from its moorings, following a successful overhaul at Boston Marine Works. Once a bankrupt ship repair operation, it has received new life as a working repairyard for vessels including ferries and tugs, which previously would have had to be transported to ports 40-50 miles away for basic repairs.
Ray Flynn speaking, [ca. 1961-1993]
Safety check on containerload at the Port of Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item; Boston Port/1740.
On item back: Workers do a safety check on containerload at the Port of Boston, insuring that once the container os onthe road, it will arrive at its ultimate destination safely and securely.
Ship loaded with containers, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item: Boston Port/1740.
On item back: A container vessel works at Conley Terminal in South Boston, one of Massport's two container terminals in the Port of Boston. Its cargo is part of the more than one million tons of general cargo, worth $4 billion.
"Special" Cargo: Christmas tree, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item back: Boston Port/1740. The Port of Boston often handles "special cargo", like this Christmas tree sent from the City of Rotterdam to the people of Boston. Once offloaded from the vessel, the tree was trucked to Boston's Prudential Center, where it was the centerpiece of a Christmas tree-lighting and caroling event.
Spirit of Massachusetts during OP Sail '92 Tall Ship's parade, 1992
On item back: Boston Shipping Association, Inc., Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 73.
Stevedore's meeting, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item back: L-R: Roscoe Prior- American Stevedoring Corp. P.J. Fanning - Nara Corp. of N.E. Edward Crocker - Atlantic & Gulf Stevedores. William S. Booth - Wm. S. Booth. Joseph Schuldice - Boston Line & Service Company. Homer Gilbert - American Stevedoring Corp. T.M. Smiddy - Mgr. B.S.A. John I. Birmingham - Quinn Bros. Inc. This was a meeting of stevedores at New York for oppostion of overtime on overtime legislation.
Tanker Lana being excorted up harbor by tugs, June 1992
On item back: Boston Shipping Assoication, Inc. Charlestown Navy Yark, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516.
Unloading fish from a vessel at Boston's Fish Pier, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item: Boston Port/1740.
On item back: Fish, one of New England's largest exports, is unloaded from a vessel at Boston's Fish Pier. Protection of traditional industries like fishing is an important part of total port planning in Boston.
View of Boston Harbor looking towards downtown and South Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item back: Boston Shipping Association, Inc., Charlestown Navy Yard, 53 Thrid Avenue, Boston, MA 02129-4516. 12
A Waterfront worker secures a winch at the Port of Boston, [ca. 1961-1993]
On item: Boston Port/1740.
On item back: A waterfront worker secures a winch at the Port of Boston. Massport has a stable, skilled labor force available to handle all types of vessels in all types of weather.
