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Edgartown Wharf, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., ca. 1880

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1880

Location Note

Geo: Edgartown:Ancient Unmtd.

GUSN

GUSN-225266

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Description

Two women are seen on the path by the wharf, with a cannon and a large cauldron visible, along with boats and a building with a sign "Fish Market."

Details

Descriptive Terms

wharves
women (female humans)
cannons (artillery)
cauldrons
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Inscription

Cannon from whale ship Mary Fry, pot in some whale ship. Now (1931) in Memorial Park, Edgartown. (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1918-09-17

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0910.0030.005

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard, Dukes county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo: Edgartown:Ancient Unmtd.

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