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Collection Type

  • Relics and Souvenirs

Date

1914-1984, undated

Location Note

Boxes 5 and 6.

GUSN

GUSN-288535

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Description

This series contains commemorative objects related to the Cape Cod Canal. The materials date from 1914 to 1964 with the bulk undated. The series includes ashtrays, coins, fans, handkerchiefs, pennants, pins, tea towels, trays, and many other souvenir items.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
anniversaries
address books
ashtrays
bottle openers
coin purses
coins (money)
compacts
fans (costume accessories)
handkerchiefs
ice picks
napkins (culinary textile)
paperweights
pennants
pocket watches
pins (jewelry)
jigsaw puzzles
scarves (costume accessories)
spoons
swizzle sticks
towels
thermometers
trays
boxes (containers)

Physical Description

2 linear feet (approximately 75 items)

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Reference Code

MS028.03

Credit Line

Gift of Nina Heald Webber.

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]
Buzzards Bay (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Sagamore (Bourne, Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Provincetown (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Woods Hole (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

address books
ashtrays
bottle openers
coin purses
coins (money)
compacts
fans (costume accessories)
handkerchiefs
ice picks
napkins (culinary textile)
paperweights
pennants
pocket watches
pins (jewelry)
jigsaw puzzles
scarves (costume accessories)
spoons
swizzle sticks
towels
thermometers
trays
boxes (containers)

Description Level

Series

Location Note

Boxes 5 and 6.

Arrangement

Arrangement

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

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