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Captain Thomas Sandsbury near the shore with his boat, Tuckernuck Island, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-188197

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Description

Captain Sandsbury looks out to sea while leaning on a small boat. His small sailboat appears just off shore.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sailboats
men (male humans)
captains (public officers)
shores (landforms)
transportation
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Capt. Thomas Sandsbury + his boat. Also caretaker of Dr. Bigelows place + afterward Capt. of Madaket Life Saving Station

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1928-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1960.0460.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

4.5 x 7.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Tuckernuck Island (Nantucket county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Bigelow, William Sturgis, 1850-1926 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Sandsbury, Capt.

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 119.

Description Level

Item

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