The Story of Jones River<\/em>, which she and Sara Y. Bailey completed in 1920.\u00a0 The original caption reads “Flat House Dock. The home of Joseph Bradford, youngest son of the Governor.\u00a0 It is said that the name was given because of the flat roof of Mr. Bradford’s warehouse at the wharf.”<\/p>\nThe area, known as the \u201cShort Reach,\u201d was also the site of a lumber yard, probably supplying timber for ship builders.\u00a0 Facing north, Emily shot this image standing near the spot where today Route 3 crosses the Old Colony Railroad tracks, seen in the foreground. In the background left, Captain Joyce’s stone house at 5 River Street is visible, with the Bay Farm at right in the far distance.\u00a0 The Jones River takes a reverse S-curve here.<\/p>\n
It is one of my favorite landscapes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The “Short Reach” of the Jones River, 1920 Emily Fuller Drew took this photograph “expressly for the booklet” The Story of Jones River, which she and Sara Y. Bailey completed in 1920.\u00a0 The original caption reads “Flat House Dock. The home of Joseph Bradford, youngest son of the Governor.\u00a0 It is said that the name … <\/p>\n
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