Red Oaks To the Rescue
Answering an urgent from the U.S. Navy right after Pearl Harbor, the towns of Freeport and Yarmouth rallied to build five huge wooden barges. Image subjects:
Answering an urgent from the U.S. Navy right after Pearl Harbor, the towns of Freeport and Yarmouth rallied to build five huge wooden barges.
Image subjects: A Red Oaks barge after launch
A Red Oaks barge in ways in preperation for launch
logs arriving on truck
lumber being hoisted
workmen on Red Oaks
working on vessel
dressed for a launching
Location: South Freeport
Image subjects: A Red Oaks barge after launch
A Red Oaks barge in ways in preperation for launch
logs arriving on truck
lumber being hoisted
workmen on Red Oaks
working on vessel
dressed for a launching
Location: South Freeport
- By: William David Barry
- Photography by: Marion Knight Reed
