This was then: Fred James
Fred James
Charles "Fred" James (1868-1924), left, and friend share drinks on the Tivoli platform in Oak Bluffs. Mr. James was a very familiar figure on Circuit Avenue at the turn of the 20th century....
This was then: The hydroplane
The Hydroplane
In July 1919, this Curtiss NC-3 hydroplane landed with great fanfare in Oak Bluffs after a bumpy two-and-one-half-hour flight from New York. Aboard were Melvin Fuller and Myron Brown, New York businessmen and...
This was then: Timothy Shugrue
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.
Shugrue
Timothy Shugrue of Newburyport was only 8 years old when he was committed to...
This was then: Captain Ivory
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.Captain Ivory
Capt. John J. Ivory, artist, sits at his home, the permanently beached vessel...
This was then: Drinking, smoking, lodging, and fish
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.
Drinking, smoking, lodging, and fishA quiet moment on the stretch of Circuit Avenue between...
This was then: Nomans church
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.Nomans ChurchThe small building on the left served as both church and schoolhouse for...
This was then: Ferry Boat Island
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.Ferry Boat IslandBefore the Great Gale of 1815 — one of the most powerful...
This was then: Tashmoo golf links
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.Tashmoo Golf Links
The Tashmoo Golf Links were located on State Road, right behind the...
This was then: The Cove School
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.
A one-room schoolhouse was kept in Lambert’s Cove since before 1831. One of its...
This was then: Blind Nathan
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.Blind Nathan
A pair of tricyclists pause in front of Waban Park around 1890, as...
This was then: The seventh grade
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.
Seventh Grade
Meet Tisbury School’s seventh-grade class of 1914–15 — 100 years ago — in...
This was then: Owen Park
Chris Baer teaches photography and graphic design at Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School. He’s been collecting vintage photographs for many years.
Owen Park, 1932
Owen Park and Vineyard Haven Harbor, about 1932. The Bethel’s launch Helen...
