Lifesaving Service Museum Boat

by Sharon Williams Eng

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Lifesaving Service Museum Boat

Artist

Sharon Williams Eng

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Photograph - Photography

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Many heroic rescues have been launched from the historic Old Harbor Life-Saving Station in the Provincelands on Cape Cod. The landmark facility was built in Chatham in 1897. This was one of 13 stations positioned around Cape Cod. The station was operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, and its precursor the U.S. Life-Saving Service, until it was decommissioned in July 1944. The building was later obtained by the National Park Service, and in November 1977, it was moved by barge to Provincetown. The stations were located five to eight miles apart and staffed with six to eight surfmen, and the station's captain, called the keeper. For ten months of the year, the crew lived and worked at the station, with one day off a week. Visitors can tour the station and see the crew quarters as they were, as well as the boats and life-saving equipment they used.

This is inside the museum and one of the lifesaving boats used by the service.

I am an exhibiting artist in southwest Florida and my art has been exhibited in galleries in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina and is in collections nationwide. I create abstract photography, mixed media photo painting, acrylic mixed media, and acrylic paintings. Many would make great decorative throw pillows or shower curtains. I've even had a couple abstracts made into my personal cell phone covers. Please check out my Facebook page Doodleng Art by Sharon Eng for announcements and more information about my art.

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March 30th, 2021

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