Cliffs, south side, Gay Head, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

GUSN

GUSN-189750

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Temporary
Cliffs, south side, Gay Head, Mass.
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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Temporary

Description

A full color postcard featuring the southern side of the Gay Head cliffs. The sea is calm below the steep cliffs that are topped with an American flag and two buildings.
Original in Postcards - Gay Head Cliffs - Martha's Vineyard

Details

Descriptive Terms

cliffs
oceans
beaches
postcards
photographs

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1933-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.TMP.013

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Gay Head (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Thomson & Thomson (Boston, Mass.) (Publisher)

Material Type

postcards
photographs

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg.123.

Description Level

Item

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