In his History Project, Inc. oral history, Bruce Collins told interviewer Tony Prohaska that he piloted the steamer Shinnecock out of Amagansett for Jack Edwards from 1954 until 1960. That time range is used to date this image. Bruce Collins captioned this image: "A set just made with the help of the company's helicopter flown by Charles Smith the company's helicopter pilot. Note how close to the beach we were." Bruce indicates elsewhere how the process of setting a purse net worked, and the fish factory here was Smith Meal Company at Promised Land. Other similar images indicate this coastline is in East Hampton, and probably along the ocean shoreline.