The pageant of the Cape Cod at Bourne, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1914-08

GUSN

GUSN-290186

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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
Photographic materials
Photographs: General (1 of 12)
The pageant of the Cape Cod at Bourne, Mass.
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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
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Description

A black and white view of soldiers reenacting a battle with real muskets as a crowd of spectators look on from a grandstand. The image shows the soldiers firing cannons in the direction of the Cape Cod Canal.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
pageants
soldiers
muskets
spectators (event observers)
cannons (artillery)
photographs

Physical Description

1 black and white photograph; 4.5 x 2.5 inches

Collection Code

MS028

Collection Name

Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection

Date of Acquisition

2006

Reference Code

MS028.04.006.016

Places

Cape Cod Canal (Massachusetts) [canal]

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Description Level

Item

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