Cape Ann Fisherman and dory

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1905

GUSN

GUSN-191270

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Temporary
Cape Ann Fisherman and dory
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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Temporary

Description

Full color postcard depicting a fisherman in rough weather gear rowing a small boat. The bay is calm, with other boats anchored nearby and houses lining the shore.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fishing
oars
occupations
rowed watercraft
fishermen (people)
postcards
photographs

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1926-03-11

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.TMP.042

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Cape Ann (Essex county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Originator

Detroit Publishing Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

postcards
photographs

Subjects

Fisherman

Accruals Note

W.H.Bunting, The Camera's Coast: Historic Images of Ship and Shore in New England (Boston: Historic New England, 2006) pg. 25.Original in Postcards - Cape Ann

Description Level

Item

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