Handwritten Notes: "Union + Water St. (R.) V.H."

Signs: Notary Public; ... For Sale Here; Lumber ...?

"Yes, it is the 'Newburgh' which went through Union Wharf in the gale of 1898." [W.R. 1999]

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: 1898
Location: Vineyard Haven - downtown - Union St. + Water St.
Keywords: wrecks; storms; snow; ice; winter; stores; views; Bethel; wharves; schooners; wagons