Troops assemble in preparation to leave from Buzzard's Bay

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1914-1915

GUSN

GUSN-290219

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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
Photographic materials
Photographs: General (3 of 12)
Troops assemble in preparation to leave from Buzzard's Bay
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Nina Heald Webber Cape Cod Canal collection
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Description

A black and white view of troops preparing to leave for war from Buzzard's Bay railroad station. The image shows the troops loading a carriage and assembling in formation. The image also shows a train in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

canals
railroad stations
carriages by form
freight trains
soldiers
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

2000

Reference Code

MS028.04.008.007

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Description Level

Item

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