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Lettie G. Howard was included in the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), which documents historically significant engineering, industrial, and maritime works in the U.S. The project is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Lettie G. Howard was documented in 1989. The following photos are from that project. To see the photo full size, click on the thumbnail. Detailed photo captions are at the end of the photo gallery.

Photo Captions:

1. View of vessel from off the starboard bow.
2. Straight-on view of bow.
3. View of vessel from off the port bow.
4. Chain plates with deadeyes for main mast shrouds.
5. Inboard face of main and monkey rails at fore mast pinrail.
6. View of vessel from off the starboard stern quarter showing main deck.
7. Stern, showing transom, from off the starboard quarter.
8. View forward along the centerline of the main deck from stern.
9. Steering gear box and stern seat.
10. View forward of main deck, cabin trunk in foreground.
11. Main deck, just forward of fish hatch showing bilge pumps, remaining fife rail stanchion, cover for main mast opening (mast unshipped at time of photo).
12. Main deck just forward of fish hatch, portion of fish hatch cover has been opened to show the ventilation grate below.
13. Forecastle companionway, view looking aft.
14. Forecastle companionway with “Charlie Noble” stove pipe. View looking forward toward samson post.
15. Forecastle companionway, view forward, with cover pulled back and lift door removed.
16. Inboard straight-on view of bow showing hawse pipes, opening for bowsprit(unshipped at time of photo).
17. Interior of bow, breast hook at top of photograph.
18. Pointers breast hook.
19. Forecastle looking forward toward samson post, showing crew’s bunks, fore mast step in foreground (mast unshipped at time of photo.)
20. Forecastle looking forward, port side, showing bunks and seats with storage space below.
21. Shipmate stove in forecastle galley, may be original.
22. Forecastle galley, starboard side, showing deck beams, ceiling planks.
23. Fish hold, view from aft looking toward forecastle, modern bilge pump pipe in foreground.
24. Fish hold, view looking aft, port side, toward after cabin.
25. Fish hold, showing ceiling plank with drilled holes, possibly used for ventilation.
26. Fish hold, forward, starboard side. Ceiling planks have been removed to allow access to double frames.
27. Fish hold, view into after cabin. Hold deck planks have been removed to allow access to keelson.
28. After cabin, looking aft; prick post is behind ladder to main deck.
29. View aft toward stern, prick post to left with stern post just beyond, bunk to right.
30. Fore and main masts, and main boom lying in storage yard. Stern of Museum Ship WAVERTREE to left in photograph.
31. Bowsprit, main topmast, main and fore masts tying in the storage yard.
32. Vessel’s windlass, not original, lying in the storage yard.
33. View toward bow, port side.
34. Bow, port side looking aft.
35. View forward of underside of hull from stern, port side.
36. View aft along keel, port side.