Inside the Emerson Boat Shop in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson working on boat rib in Long Lake

This collection of photos was taken by photographer James W. Aughiltree, circa 1930, and documents the inside of the Emerson Boat Shop, which built guide boats, in Long Lake, NY.

Collection Items

Emerson and worker assemble boat in boat shop in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson, Jr. at work in guide boat shop in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson at work in his boat shop in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson drilling holes in boat in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson nails cladding onto boat in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson shapes a keel in boat shop in Long Lake

Wallace Emerson working on boat rib in Long Lake