Wreck of the Juniata at Cohasset, Mass. in the great storm of Nov. 27, 1897

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897

GUSN

GUSN-189774

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Temporary
Wreck of the Juniata at Cohasset, Mass. in the great storm of Nov. 27, 1897
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Temporary

Description

This full color postcard depicts the wreck of the Juniata surrounded by ice after a large storm. The ship is leaning to its starboard, or right, side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storms
ice
sailing ships
accidents
Nature
postcards
photographs

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2005-04-01

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.TMP.016

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Cohasset (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

New England News Company (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. 109. Original in Postcards - Cohasset, MA

Description Level

Item

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