blackhistoryalbum: African American Family | 1898 on Flickr. Porait of Captain William T. Shorey and family, Oakland, CA 1898 William T. Shorey (1859 – 1919) was a late 19th Century American whaling ship captain known to his crew as the Black Ahab. He was born in Barbados July 13, 1859 and spent his life at sea. He became the only black captain operating on the west coast of the United States in the late-1880s and 1890s. He obtained his certification in 1885.FOLLOW US VIA TWITTER | FACEBOOK | TUMBLR | FLICKR | RSS Oakland!

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African American Family | 1898 on Flickr.

Porait of Captain William T. Shorey and family, Oakland, CA 1898

William T. Shorey (1859 – 1919) was a late 19th Century American whaling ship captain known to his crew as the Black Ahab. He was born in Barbados July 13, 1859 and spent his life at sea. He became the only black captain operating on the west coast of the United States in the late-1880s and 1890s. He obtained his certification in 1885.

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[GROTESQUE & ARABESQUE] my name is Barbara. much like mary shelley, i like to sit in graveyards and read poetry to dead people.