Figure 11. — Small boat ready for collecting trip in Little 



Harbor. Baird leaning over the stern (left); G. B. 

 Goode rowing (right). Courtesy of Norman T. Allen. 



Commission (Linton, 1927) remarks of the "total absence of 

 anything in the way of play, other than the daily swim. " However, 

 it is known that a small part of the laboratory shed was set aside 

 as a social hall used for discussions, conversation, reading, and 

 relaxation. It was unofficially known in the village as "Sharks 

 Parlor. " A photograph (fig. 9) taken during this period shows a 

 carriage standing near the shed entrance. The crate on the carriage 

 apparently contained a piano. 



For his family, Baird rented the house facing Little Harbor 

 belonging to Miss J. Fish (fig. 12), but his associates were 

 scattered in different dwellings throughout the village. When the 

 number of Commission employees increased, a house was rented 

 to provide office space, living quarters, and mess facilities. It 

 burned in 1883, and the site is now occupied by the Woods Hole 

 Public Librcxry. 



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