Okay, it's 1953, but does anybody know the name of the boat?

1951. End of fucking story.

She did! 1953

see post@2:41

glad barryaps comment wasnt till the end. how about deleting shit like that? i had fun reading the guess work all the way till that point

Here's a hint: if you found the photo on the internet, it's Googleable. 1953.

yes, silly me for thinking this would be a fun series and not just a way for people to show they can cheat and use Google. congrats on knowing how to use the internet everyone!

JULY 4, 1953

I would guess 1950s...so I'll ballpark 1953

1949 New York City's first helicopter station began operating from a pier on the East River on May 18, 1949.

The helicopter is a dead giveaway. It is definitely a Bell 47 variant, likely a 47D/H-13 due to the float kit and enclosed tail rotor.

Since the Bell 47 debuted in 1945, and wasn't widely distributed until some time afterwords, I would say, if this is a H-13, the year would be 1951, and not a day earlier.

1949. just have a feeling.

This was taken on the 4th of July and there is only one boat on the East River? That suggests it was taken during the War. I say 1944, just a few weeks after D-Day.

I'll go for 1950 on the dot.

Can't for the life of me figger it out...no wait, is it 1953?

That was clever. Let's ask Margaret if she knows.

I would go by the helicopter design. But I don't know that much about helicopters.

I guess 1930s

I'm going to say that its '48...if that helicopter is a bell 47 - which it looks like with exception to the solid rear section - it was introduced in '46. Just a wild guess!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_47

That helicopter is definitely from the 40s. I'm going to say 1947.

1945

The East River Drive is there so it must be after 1934. I guess 1940

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