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Video: Ferry docks at Preston’s … in 1924

By The Suffolk Times

COURTESY VIDEO STILL | Some things don't change, as in North Ferry boats docking in Greenport. But some things do, as in a video showing Model A's and T's on board and the boat coming in to Preston's dock.
COURTESY VIDEO STILL | Some things don’t change, as in North Ferry boats docking in Greenport. But some things do, as in a video showing Model A’s and T’s on board and the boat coming in to Preston’s dock.

A friend of  Councilman Peter Reich’s sent him a YouTube link of this video and we’re passing it on to you.

According to YouTube, the snippet of 16mm film transferred to video was shot by one S. Ainsworth in 1924, showing a North Ferry Boat docking at Preston’s at the end of Main Street in Greenport.

If you have any more information, please let us know.

Meanwhile, enjoy this peek into the past.

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