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Exterior view of Dr. Bigelow's home with windmill, Tuckernuck Island, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-188196

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Description

The image features Dr. William S. Bigelow's farm including the house, out buildings and a windmill. The whole compound is situated in a large field.

Details

Descriptive Terms

farms
windmills
hammocks
exterior views
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1927-06-04

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1960.0470.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4.5 x 7.3 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Tuckernuck Island (Nantucket county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 118 Original in Massachusetts - Nantucket - Tuckernuck Island - Dr. Bigelow Hse - Exterior

Description Level

Item

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