Joanna Carver Colcord's Birthday

Joanna Carver Colcord (1882–1960) was born aboard the barque Charlotte A. Littlefield while her father, Captain Lincoln Alden Colcord, was sailing in the South Seas. She spent most of her childhood at sea, and went on to compile Roll and Go, one of the first comprehensive collections of American sea songs.

The photo shows two-year-old Joanna on deck with the ship’s sailmaker.