Handwritten Notes: "Art Swift / Eben Bodfish"

What are they holding?

Can you identify any people, things, places, or events in this photograph? How about the time period? Or do you know where this photo came from? Email me at cbaer@vineyard.net.

Date: *
Location: Vineyard Haven? - downtown? - Union Wharf?
People: Swift, Art; Bodfish, Eben
Keywords: wharves