This photographic essay focuses on the maritime activities, and maintenance performed by Captain David Sharps with the aid of friends and volunteers aboard the Lehigh Valley barge. The story highlights float repair, spinning the barge, and barge assessment regarding dry-dock mandated by the US Coast Guard. The 101year old Lehigh Valley barge is a historic landmark and working museum, and the last remaining example of the Hudson River Railroad barges.
David Sharps steps out into the pouring rain to inspect the progress of the float repair.
Doug Pierson repairing a float below the barge gangway.
Captin Sharps and crew work in tandem to spin the barge.
Perry Martin handling deck line mooring the barge.
The layers of past and present come together in Brooklyn Harbor.
Master Shipright David Short assessing knee beam damage below the main deck with Captain Sharps.
David Short and Captain Sharps discuss how the deckhouse and the hull were connected in 1914.
Dalia Sharps having lunch with her father.
The 101 year old Lehigh Valley barge surrounded by ice in New York Harbor.
