Archive photos Archives - DORIS HMCo Hull #625

Beautiful Decline of VAYU

January 21, 2016August 11, 2016 by Heather

Heather

"I remember the day I saw her..." recalls ex-owner Jacques Thiry, "she was a magnificent sight out in the distance, I saw her from the pier. She was beautiful, a very striking boat, floating high up in the water. Her interior had been torn out and she was being packed with hay. She…

Doris or Not Doris? Questioning Archive Photos

June 24, 2015December 4, 2017 by Wade Smith

Wade Smith

It seems like research should be a linear progression - you discover information, and throw it into your big basket of known things. The problem, as I learned well running the boat shop at Mystic Seaport for 13 years - researching boats and boat types - is that much unearthed…

Agnes Muller Herreshoff’s photo album

April 1, 2015December 4, 2017 by Heather

Heather

A research trip to the Herreshoff Museum revealed a collection of wonderful artifacts. The first of these exciting discoveries, all of which will be shared in upcoming blog posts, include several photos taken by Agnes Muller Herreshoff. Found within Agnes' personal photograph collection were several photos of the 1916 New York Yacht Club Cruise, King's…