Bathing beach, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-187919

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Vineyard Haven
Massachusetts - Vineyard Haven - Unmounted - Modern (Tisbury, MA)
Bathing beach, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Vineyard Haven
        Massachusetts - Vineyard Haven - Unmounted - Modern (Tisbury, MA)
        St. Augustine's Church
        Bathing scene from the pier
        Bathing beach, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts (current record)
        Men, women and children at the beach, Vineyard Haven, Mass., undated

Description

Outdoor scene of men, women and children on a beach in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Most wear bathing costumes and take part in recreational activities.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oceans
bathing beaches
bathing costumes
summer (season)
recreation
play (recreation)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.3070.0010.003

Places

Vineyard Haven (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thomson & Thomson (Boston, Mass.) (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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