NELLIE B. NICKERSON WAS A 100 FT. FISHING SCHOONER BUILT IN EAST BOOTHBAY IN 1901. THIS PICTURE IS FROM 1905. THE BOAT WAS LOST OFF NANTUCKET IN 1907 DUE TO A COLLISION WITH A 550 FT. OCEAN LINER IN THE FOG. THREE CREW OF THE FISHING BOAT WERE LOST