Description: This linen-era postcard depicts fishermen working on the deck of a Gloucester seiner, hauling in a large catch of fish with nets. The scene captures the commercial fishing industry that made Gloucester, Massachusetts famous, with crewmen in oilskins surrounded by fish covering the deck. Gloucester was one of the most important fishing ports in the United States, and seiner fishing was central to its economy.

Publisher: Frank M. Shurtleff, Gloucester, Mass. A Colourpicture Publication, Cambridge, Mass., No. 10242.

Posted: Sent by Betty Sullivan to Miss Betty Gurney, 77 California Ave., Springfield, Mass. Message reads: "Dear Betty, am having a fine time wish you were here, Betty Sullivan." The 1-cent "For Defense" stamp dates this card to approximately 1941.