Steve Sanford
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I just got a nice surprise in today's mail. Paul Dobrosky sent me 6 old snapshots of gunning along the New Jersey coast. I will ask Paul to weigh in here - and let us know the who, what, when and where of each.
The parkas are what I remember from my youth - so I'm guessing late 50s or early 60s. My Dad had the same camouflage parka - I'm betting Hodgman.
I scanned each and tried to "restore" with Picasa.
Be sure to CLICK to enlarge each one.
View attachment Dobrosky 01 - Broadbill on Garvey with dodger.jpg
The hard worker in the Sneakbox is using the "jab stick" (better name?) to hold the vessel in place whilst he sets the rig - which looks like a mix of Broadbill and Canvasback to my eye.
View attachment Dobrosky 02 CROPPED Sneakbox with jab stick.jpg
Picking up the rig. Different gunner? Different day? Nice little breeze. Sure look like it's out of the northwest - with the Baltic Blue water and rich Ochre saltmarsh.
View attachment Dobrosky 03 - Sneakbox setting divers CROPPED.jpg
That's a sweet Garvey with that house and windshield. Looks like an inboard from here. I believe he's pulled up next to a pit blind. I wonder what that little sign says.
View attachment Dobrosky 04 - Cabin Garvey CROPPED.jpg
A nice dock and launch ramp.
View attachment Dobrosky 05 - Launch ramp and docks.jpg
This gunner sports the Dead Grass Tan - rubberized "canvas" no doubt - of his time. And, he's standing in the pit blind.
View attachment Dobrosky 06 - Gunner in pit blind.jpg
I am always so glad these photos were taken - and that gunners like Paul kept them in a safe place.
All the best,
SJS
I just got a nice surprise in today's mail. Paul Dobrosky sent me 6 old snapshots of gunning along the New Jersey coast. I will ask Paul to weigh in here - and let us know the who, what, when and where of each.
The parkas are what I remember from my youth - so I'm guessing late 50s or early 60s. My Dad had the same camouflage parka - I'm betting Hodgman.
I scanned each and tried to "restore" with Picasa.
Be sure to CLICK to enlarge each one.
View attachment Dobrosky 01 - Broadbill on Garvey with dodger.jpg
The hard worker in the Sneakbox is using the "jab stick" (better name?) to hold the vessel in place whilst he sets the rig - which looks like a mix of Broadbill and Canvasback to my eye.
View attachment Dobrosky 02 CROPPED Sneakbox with jab stick.jpg
Picking up the rig. Different gunner? Different day? Nice little breeze. Sure look like it's out of the northwest - with the Baltic Blue water and rich Ochre saltmarsh.
View attachment Dobrosky 03 - Sneakbox setting divers CROPPED.jpg
That's a sweet Garvey with that house and windshield. Looks like an inboard from here. I believe he's pulled up next to a pit blind. I wonder what that little sign says.
View attachment Dobrosky 04 - Cabin Garvey CROPPED.jpg
A nice dock and launch ramp.
View attachment Dobrosky 05 - Launch ramp and docks.jpg
This gunner sports the Dead Grass Tan - rubberized "canvas" no doubt - of his time. And, he's standing in the pit blind.
View attachment Dobrosky 06 - Gunner in pit blind.jpg
I am always so glad these photos were taken - and that gunners like Paul kept them in a safe place.
All the best,
SJS