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Bunkers Make A Comeback--And Once Held A Solid Place In The Promised Land

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The fish factory at Promised Land in an undated photo from the C. Frank Dayton Photo Collection. COURTESY EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY, LONG ISLAND COLLECTION

Crew on a bunker boat, probably the Shinnecock, which fished for the Smith Meal Company out of Promised Land. The crew is cleaning up after the fish were pumped aboard from a purse boat. BRUCE COLLINS/COURTESY EAST HAMPTON LIBRARY, LONG ISLAND COLLECTION

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