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Murray Harbour Collection

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: The Beatrice; The Beatrice, owned by Charles Melanson.

: The Bessie S. Kiefer; The Bessie S. Kiefer with Captain William Horton.

: The Bowdridge; Murray Harbour with the ship Bowdridge in the foreground.

: The Coaster; The Coaster with Milton White, George Jordan, Herbert Cahoon, Hilton Herring and Russel Vessey.

: The Earl J. Miller; The Earl J. Miller under repair.

: The Ethel and Cathy; The Ethel and Cathy.

: The Ethel and Nellie; The Ethel and Nellie of Murray Harbour.

: The Ethel and Nellie Photo 2; The Ethel and Nellie in New Glasgow selling produce. Owner Hubert White talks about the vessel in a 2002 interview with Dutch Thompson: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20100527acass005

: The Ethel and Nellie Photo 3; The Ethel and Nellie in Newfoundland, before it was purchased by Hubert White of Murray Harbour.

: The Francis D. Cook; The Francis D. Cook built in Murray River for the Cahoon family in 1905. This is a photo of its maiden voyage; it's on the Mink River, loaded with produce. Hubert White talks about the ship in an interview with Dutch Thompson, which can be found on the Island Voices website at: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20100527acass005

: The Francis D. Cook around 1934; The Francis D. Cook on the ice in Murray Harbour around 1934. At this point, the ship was outfitted with a motor. Wally White is standing beside the ship. His son, Hubert White discussed the boat in an Island Voices interview with Dutch Thompson, which can be heard at: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20100527acass005

: The Henry Miller; The Henry Miller on the Montague River, sailing with a cargo of coal. The captain of the vessel is Wally White, and his son Leroy is on the ship as well. Hubert White, Wally's other son, discussed the Henry Miller in a 2002 interview with Dutch Thompson. "... she was desperate old, built in the states.. American fishermen..." You can hear the full interview at: http://www.islandvoices.ca/interviews/detailview/ivoices:ivoices20100527acass005

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