The Money Pit (1897 – 1909)

The following photos are part of D’Arcy O’Connors collection and cannot be used without prior permission of this website. These photographs depict some of the workings that have taken place on Oak Island over the last hundred years or so. Note one of the remaining oak trees lurking in the background of the first 1909 image.

Working on Oak Island, 1909
Working on Oak Island, 1909
Workers by the Money Pit, 1909
Workers by the Money Pit, 1909
Roosevelt, Bowdoin and others on Oak Island, Summer 1909
Roosevelt, Bowdoin and others on Oak Island, Summer 1909

The Oak Island Treasure Company at the Money Pit in 1897
The Oak Island Treasure Company at the Money Pit in 1897




The Old Gold Salvage Co on the Money Pit site, 1909
The Old Gold Salvage Co on the Money Pit site, 1909