Artist/Maker
Norman Fortier*
American, 1919 - 2010
Date1948/05/28
MediumNegative, Acetate
Dimensions4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 12.7 cm)
Object number2004.11.105.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTonging for quahogs in the basin at South Wharf, Padanaram, 1948. Taken off-season very early in Norman Fortier's career, this image not only captures a timeless fog-shrouded scene, but documents South Wharf as it appeared in the immediate postwar period, before a burgeoning new generation of yachts and small crafts began crowding into the basin from early spring until late fall. The basin has been off-limits to shellfishing for decades.On View
Not on view
Norman Fortier*
Eagle (Bark)
New Bedford Yacht Club
