Fish drying, Gloucester, Mass.
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Fish drying, Gloucester, Mass.

[ca. 1930–1945]

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library

Gloucester is an up-to-date industrial city fringed by summer resorts. Its sea-faring tradition has persisted for over 300 years giving its wharves and narrow streets a unique atmosphere, the essence of which is the never-to-be-forgotten smell of Gloucester. a compound of tar, salt air, and the fresh aroma of cod fish drying in the sun.

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