(erielack) Marine, Railroad and Coal operations

[Todd Hollritt <thollritt_@_yahoo.com>]

Intresting site, anything railroad related here?
   
  http://oboylephoto.com/boatyard/index.htm
              The Boatyard is like a collection of a hundred different stories all trying to be told at once. It's like a group of old men gathered at a retirement home, none of them wanting to be there, and each telling their own unique life story.  Each boat is telling bits and pieces of  its history, dropping hints and clues about what it did in its past.  The details and histories of these boats have drifted off with the working crews and captains, and have been all but lost, the only clues are the ones they tell now, sitting idle in the muck, watching the rhythm of the tides going up and down. Each boats history is unique, most of them are one offs, or sometimes built in pairs, brother and sister ships which then went their own way doing duty plying the rivers, harbors and oceans as fireboats, tugs, merchant vessels, barges and ferries. This photo essay is an exploration of the language of the boats, allowing the boats to comment through images and details.  The boats g!
 et more
 interesting as they age, revealing the complex layers of their construction and the textures of their materials.  This is part of their language and character and these photographs can be seen as portraits to capture their unique personality.

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  Here's the main website!
   
  http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm
   
  Todd (ELHS 1318)

			
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