Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation.
These stunningly beautiful ships and the hardy men who sailed them made "Gloucester" an evocation of courage, perseverance, and seamanship unique in America\'s maritime heritage..
By 1870 Gloucester was the leading Fishing Port in the Western Hemisphere, and its great fleet of fast, white-winged schooners ranged deep into the heart of the Atlantic in search of cod, haddock, halibut, and mackerel.
Originally founded by a Fishing company from Dorchester, England, in 1623, Gloucester has always been linked to Fishing and the sea.
Photographs bring alive our image of the past, and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history.
Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation
