Vintage work crew photos

[Toolmaker51]

Muskrat skins I get, WTH is the work area paved with??? Oyster shells?

[volodar]

Muskrat skins I get, WTH is the work area paved with??? Oyster shells?

Sure looks like it - the place is also an oyster shucking station. But what is the huge barrel on the left? Fresh water storage I would guess. How does it get filled?

[Hoosiersmoker]

Sure looks like it - the place is also an oyster shucking station. But what is the huge barrel on the left? Fresh water storage I would guess. How does it get filled?

Probably rain barrel.

[hemmjo]

... But what is the huge barrel on the left? Fresh water storage I would guess. ...

That barrel is interesting. Looks like was recently turned over. It seems to be wet by one of the bands, but the water seems to be running the wrong way.




Also the bands seem to have been moved at somepoint in time, perhaps as the barrel aged.

[Toolmaker51]

That barrel is interesting. Looks like was recently turned over. It seems to be wet by one of the bands, but the water seems to be running the wrong way.




Also the bands seem to have been moved at somepoint in time, perhaps as the barrel aged.

Phenomenal observations!

Jon. Here's a deserving awardee for newly minted 'Sharp Eye' trophy. May I suggest deerstalker cap and calabash pipe.

[volodar]

That barrel is interesting. Looks like was recently turned over. It seems to be wet by one of the bands, but the water seems to be running the wrong way.




Also the bands seem to have been moved at somepoint in time, perhaps as the barrel aged.

Good observation. I never noticed.

[Frank S]

Don't you just love the safety protocols 1 guy looks to be hanging onto and standing on bolts another is painting while on only walk planks no railings cables or any other form of barrier in the event of a miss step, too many things to mention that no one would even consider working in those conditions in today's world

[hemmjo]

Don't you just love the safety protocols 1 guy looks to be hanging onto and standing on bolts another is painting while on only walk planks no railings cables or any other form of barrier in the event of a miss step, too many things to mention that no one would even consider working in those conditions in today's world

Not here in the USA. I do not know about other developed countries. I have seen way more dangerous work sites in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Jon has posted a few photos showing dangerous work sites. That one of the concrete deck collapse comes to mind right off.

Something that caught my eye is the length of the painters poles, the small size of paint cans, and how close the cans are to the painters. Makes me wish it was a video.

LOTS going on in that photo!!

[Rikk]

Looking at the gent who is dressed better than the others, left side, middle. I wonder if he is possibly the Captain of the ship?

[Frank S]

A good 1st Bos'n / engineering officer/ Senior engineer will quickly calculate in their head that a task will take 12 hours, tell the Cpt./ Boss 24 hours till up and running.
Boss will say you've got 18 then deliver in 15, Is thought of as a hero gets kudos uses them to get time off for the workers. Next time the workers will try even harder to get it done and get it right the 1st time. Morale is good.
The problem with that is the next time Boss begins to expect miracles, workers will forego proper safeties injuries happen task takes longer boss gets mad engineer gets chewed out this spills over to workers morale goes down