Book Description

Holds special interest for marine history and New England history enthusiasts; those with interest in photography; art history students and professionals.This unique portrait of New England's yesterdays features vintage photographs from the New Bedford Whaling Museum collection. Recounting the history of photography in the New Bedford area between 1845 and 1920, A Window Back paints an intimate portrait of a bygone era, portraying the working waterfront, farms, city scapes, and people at leisure. It takes us inside the studio and aboard whaling ships. These brief glimpses represent and illuminate our past, giving us a window back on time.