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Beach with cottages and a large rowboat off shore, Brant Rock, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-190914

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Description

Snowy view of the beach at Brant Rock, Massachusetts. Cottages line the shore, many with patches of snow on the roof. Just off shore is a row boat with five people who may be lifesavers. The shoreline is littered with rocks, snow and clumps of seaweed.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cottages
shores (landforms)
snow (precipitation)
rowed watercraft
dwellings
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 carte-de-visite

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

19220822

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.1730.0040.002

Acquisition Type

Estate

Places

Brant Rock (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Howard, L. B. (Lysander Bradford), 1830-1922 (Photographer)

Material Type

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
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. 90.

Description Level

Item

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