The ship WANDERER used in movie Down to the Sea in Ships" to represent the CHARLES W. MORGAN" – Vintage Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The ship WANDERER used in movie Down to the Sea in Ships" to represent the CHARLES W. MORGAN"
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A bark named Wanderer stands in for the whaler Charles W. Morgan in this photograph, which its caption ties to the 1922 silent film *Down to the Sea in Ships*. The Morgan, built in 1841, is one of the last wooden whaleships still afloat, so her history gave the film a real connection to the New England whaling trade. Filmmakers often substituted other vessels when the original was unavailable or needed to look different. The date of c1922 is approximate, and the details come from an unverified caption card, but the picture shows how early movies borrowed working maritime history to recreate a vanishing industry.
| Created / published | c1922 Aug. 28. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | J256902 U.S. Copyright Office No. CP-298. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Ships(2); Whales; Motion Pictures. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-155115 |
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