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Windmill owned by Silas Swift in Falmouth, Mass.

Description

A black and white photograph of a windmill owned by Silas Swift in Falmouth, Mass. A note on the reverse of the image indicates that the windmill is "no longer standing," but there is no date attributed to the note; it is unclear at what date the windmill was torn down.

Details

Descriptive Terms

windmills
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

Negative number 785 B
Copy Negative Number 11159 B

Physical Description

1 photograph ; black and white : 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0980.0059.001

Date Notes

before 1917

Credit Line

Gift in memory of E. L. Gay, April 10, 1917.

Places

Falmouth (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Swift, Silas

Description Level

Item

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