I came across a remarkable collection of photos dealing with boat building and ways of life in the Abacos in the Northern Bahamas. The site, "Apprenticing Land & Sea" deals with traditional wooden boat building, seamanship and apprenticing in various areas.
This particular article is titled:
"The Bahamas of the 1940s" http://apprenticinglandandsea.com/?p=619
In addition to numerous still photos from that time and place, the article includes a slideshow which appears below: