Photo: Courtesy of John L. E. Pell, 1922-1923 New Bedford Whaling Museum Photography Collections
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) – Taylor Swift included a reference with ties to New Bedford in her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department."
Swift titled the song "Clara Bow" after a silent film actor of the same name.
One of Bow's first feature films, 1922's "Down to the Sea in Ships," took place in New Bedford.
She played the granddaughter in a 19th-century whaling family.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum still keeps a collection of memorabilia from the set.
Fans can catch the film, alongside a live musical score by Grammy nominee Jennifer A. Maxwell, at a screening in the museum's Harbor View Gallery Nov. 23.
Swift released her 11th studio album early Friday morning.
"Clara Bow" is its penultimate track.
WBZ NewsRadio's Brooke McCarthy (@BrookeWBZ) reports.
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