C.E. Peters Shipsmith & Whalecraft Manufacturer

C.E. Peters Shipsmith & Whalecraft Manufacturer, Merrill's Wharf, New Bedford, MA; shingled wood building with sign above door; Edmund R. Taylor, described as veteran master of the whalecraft trade leans in doorway, holding pipe. Caption: ANOTHER OF COLONEL GREEN'S ACQUSITIONS-- Shipsmith Peter's shop has gone from Merrill's wharf to join the whaler Morgan at Round Hills. Edmund Taylor, veteran master of the whalecraft trade, supervises replacing of the old machinery.
Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library