Program for a dory regatta, Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 27, 1859

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1859-08-27

GUSN

GUSN-190921

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Program for a dory regatta, Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 27, 1859
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        Program for a dory regatta, Swampscott, Mass., Aug. 27, 1859 (current record)

Description

Letter press for a dory regatta off Swampscott in August of 1859. The program features an illustration of a dory and lists the prize money for the three races.

Details

Descriptive Terms

regattas
dories
races (events)
leisure
programs (documents)

Physical Description

1 program

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.052.01.01.006

Places

Swampscott (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

programs (documents)

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 57.

Description Level

Item

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