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Captain Sandsbury at the Muskeget Life-Saving Station, Nantucket, Mass., undated

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GUSN-179796

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Description

Captain Sandsbury stands in his room at the Muskeget Life Saving Station and writes on a slate with chalk at his desk. There is a woodstove in the middle of the room and the door is open to the hallway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

life-saving stations
captains (military officers)
desks
blackboard slate
chalk
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Capt. Sandsbury of Muskegeat L.S.S. in his room at station. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 4 1/2 x 8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1928- 02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1960.0370.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4 1/2 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Nantucket county (Massachusetts) [county]
Muskeget Island (Nantucket county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Sandsbury, Capt.

Other Organizations

Muskeget Life-Saving Station (Nantucket, Mass.)

Subjects

Stoves, Wood

Description Level

Item

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