This was a very good film indeed and extremely well made by Steven Spielberg and his crew.

These pictures are from a private collection and have apparently only just come  to light.

ABOVE: Relaxing on the beach – Steven Spielberg in the deck chair

ABOVE: Popular tourist destination Martha’s Vineyard was taken over by trucks and huge wooden structures to help pull of the dramatic motion picture

ABOVE: A black-and-white shot shows what Jaws look like in its entirety as the filmmakers film at an  island in Dukes County

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Oaks Bluffs harbour – fake fins were seen in the water and  kept  on accidentally sinking

Some boat shots  AS ABOVE are from a time when a victim played by Teddy Grossman flips over in his boat and is eaten by the shark

 ABOVE: Robert Shaw about to come to a really bad end

ABOVE – That same scene – a crew member in the shark’s mouth – setting up the scene

The Above shot seems to show the shark of some kind of wheel and possibly resting between shots. The water doesn’t look that deep here though

ABOVE – Just checking

ABOVE: Director Steven Spielberg, camera operator Michael Chapman and cinematographer Bill Butler on the set of the Universal Pictures production

A dramatic scene – the final confrontation