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Ephemera

Description

This series contains ephemera related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1914 to 2014 with the bulk dating from the 1910s to the 1940s. The series includes toll schedules, maps, menus, stamps, calendars, matchbooks, placemats, programs, and brochures.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
excavation (process)
dredgers (watercraft)
ships
bridges (built works)
railroads
brochures
pamphlets
calendars
labels (identifying artifacts)
decals
maps
matchbooks
menus
permits
licenses
placemats
postage stamps
programs (documents)

Physical Description

2.75 linear feet (approximately 40 folders)

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Reference Code

MS028.01

Credit Line

Gift of Nina Heald Webber.

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [cape]

Record Details

Material Type

brochures
pamphlets
calendars
labels (identifying artifacts)
decals
maps
matchbooks
menus
permits
licenses
placemats
postage stamps
programs (documents)

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Boxes 1, 4, 12, and 13

Arrangement

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by material type and chronologically within each material type. Accruals have been physically added into pre-existing folders when space allows, and added at the end when necessary.

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