Signs: Half Moon[?] / New York

"The Nobska [was] in service from about 1925 to the early 1940's. The government took this vessel for war service; I saw her in the English Channel during the war and she was then rigged out as a hospital ship." [WHR 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.

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Location: Vineyard Haven - harbor -
Keywords: ferries; ships; steamships; steamers; sailboats; harbors