1883-2023Gloucester History Restored – The Howard Blackburn Memorial by James F. Clark, Alex Shure & The 400 Stories ProjectFilm, Notable People, 400 Stories Project, Fishing

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This magnificent film is the result of the Gloucester400+ partnering and co-sponsoring efforts with a private donor to restore a Leonard Craske maquette* of Howard Blackburn. Robert Shure, principal of the Caproni Collection restored the statue. *Maquette is a smaller version of a planned full sized statue. Producer: James F. Clark. Production Assistant: Terry Weber Mangos. Videographer: Alex Shure. Commentary by the Cape Ann Museum.

Other Events

1883-1885
William H. Wonson served as the mayor.
1883-1891
Artist William Lamb Picknell (1854 -1897) summered in Annisquam and attracted other artists to the area.
1884
The water system was constructed.
1884
A transatlantic telegraph cable line was laid, with the final section constructed between Rockport and Dover Bay, Nova Scotia.

1883-2023Gloucester History Restored – The Howard Blackburn Memorial by James F. Clark, Alex Shure & The 400 Stories ProjectFilm, Notable People, 400 Stories Project, Fishing

Other Events

William H. Wonson served as the mayor.

Artist William Lamb Picknell (1854 -1897) summered in Annisquam and attracted other artists to the area.

The water system was constructed.

A transatlantic telegraph cable line was laid, with the final section constructed between Rockport and Dover Bay, Nova Scotia.